3 Good/ 3 Bad

3 Positive Interactions:
1. Monday, November 15th- When it was time to wake up, he was hesitant and slow. It took some encouragement to convince him to get up, dress himself and get ready for school before I left for the day.

2. Monday, November 15th- When I picked up Elan from his mothers (Transition day) and dropped him off at his pre-school, he spent a lot of time whining. It was hard because I missed him (during week when he was at his mom's). I was able to calm him down, and redirect his attitude to happiness through active listening and acknowledging his discomforts/worries for the morning... Ultimately, it was just early and he was tired during transition day.

3.Tuesday, November 16th- Nara was very helpful when getting ready for school this morning. She went out of her way to keep Elan on task while eating breakfast so I could get myself and Sol ready before he caught his early morning bus.

3 Not-So-Positive Interactions

1. Tuesday, November 16th- Jessica (my partner) and I did very little communicating. She seemed distant and upset and I generally avoided her for the evening instead of making time to understand what was wrong.

2. Thursday, November 18th- Sol was upset about his seating arrangement at breakfast. I was impatient and basically left him for Jessica to deal with. Not so productive, or positive.

3. Monday, November 22nd- When I dropped the kids off (transition day) with their mom, I avoided eye contact, and hurried away (on bad mornings, I cannot communicate with her at all.) My fear of confrontation with her in front of the children is astronomically higher than I wish it were.