I have had some very productive days this past week. On top of finalizing my chair for my graduate thesis I have run numerous amounts of errands and have also completed the ever-dreaded taxes and FAFSA. Technology has proven to be a very important part of me accomplishing these two things specifically.
Some of you might be shocked but the other weekend was my first time to complete both my taxes and FAFSA on my own. I know how can I be 23 years old just doing these things for my first time. Well as numbers are not my thing my mom has been a huge help in this area. But this year it was time for me to put my big girl pants on and complete these on my own.
As I was nervous accomplishing such big tasks for the first time I asked for some assistance from my mom. While the tax program proved to be straightforward it was still nice having someone agree or disagree that I was doing things correctly.
The cool thing about me accomplishing my taxes and FAFSA is that my mom (while living 540 miles away) was right next to me helping me step by step and through every process all because of technology!
For 3 days in a row we logged on to Skype and video messaged for a few hours at a time, of course talking about our day and catching up on each others life, but Skype has this feature where you can share your computer screen with someone you are video messaging with. This means that I was able to share my computer screen (while working through the tax program) with my mom who was able to see which step I was at exactly and was able to make sure that I was clicking the right things etc.
This proved to be a FANTASTIC way for me to transition to learning to do my taxes and FAFSA on my own without having to be thrown right into it! No only did technology aid in me completing my taxes and FAFSA with my moms help, but it felt as if she was right there next to me at my computer guiding me through it.
And this is just one way in which technology has impacted and strengthened my relationship and communication with my mom! ☺
Cheryl
Showing posts with label daughter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label daughter. Show all posts
Monday, February 28, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Important Relationship
I am in graduate school for my second semester now, and just so happened to stumble across a topic of great interest and importance to me. I began researching mother-daughter relationships and the communication that takes place between them last semester not thinking it would turn into my thesis topic. But the more I researched it and the more I learned about all the complexities of this relationship the more I realized this was what my passion was in.
I come from a single parent home where my mom raised me, so while we had our differences in my younger adolescent years, as I have matured and grown older I have come to cherish our relationship more and more.
Through all of my research on mother-daughter relationships, while girls are often thought of as being a "daddy's girl's" it is the relationship that a daughter has with her mother that is one of very great importance.
So as you think about the importance of the relationship shared between mothers and daughters, I want to pose these questions to you.
- How do you personally view your relationship with your mother/daughter?
- Have you always viewed it this way?
- What are some qualities that characterize or explain how you view this relationship you share?
I am looking forward to reading your responses, observations, comments, questions regarding this important relationship as I try to further understand the mother-daughter relationship.
Cheryl
I come from a single parent home where my mom raised me, so while we had our differences in my younger adolescent years, as I have matured and grown older I have come to cherish our relationship more and more.
Through all of my research on mother-daughter relationships, while girls are often thought of as being a "daddy's girl's" it is the relationship that a daughter has with her mother that is one of very great importance.
So as you think about the importance of the relationship shared between mothers and daughters, I want to pose these questions to you.
- How do you personally view your relationship with your mother/daughter?
- Have you always viewed it this way?
- What are some qualities that characterize or explain how you view this relationship you share?
I am looking forward to reading your responses, observations, comments, questions regarding this important relationship as I try to further understand the mother-daughter relationship.
Cheryl
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Welcome!
Welcome!
For those who do not know I am a Communication Studies graduate student and teaching assistant at Texas Tech University. My area of interest for my thesis is the interpersonal family relationship between mothers and daughters.
I have developed this blog in order to aid in my research on mother-daughter communication. I want to further understand the ever changing relationship that mothers and daughters share focusing specifically on their communication with one another when the daughter goes away to college and moves out on her own.
I am looking for daughters who have graduated high school and are preparing to move away from home to attend college or daughters who have already left home to attend college and I am looking for those mothers who have daughters that fit either of these criteria.
The social problem that I am most interested in exploring and learning more about regarding mother-daughter relationships is how do participants describe communication change between their daughter/mother when geographical distance is increased between them? And how do participants describe how the use of technology aids in helping them maintain their relationship with one another?
My plan is to continuously update this blog with my own personal comments and observations related to mother-daughter communication and then pose questions for you to answer and/or provide your own input on my observations.
I want this to be a place where you feel comfortable revealing your own personal observations and comments, as the more open and honest you are the stronger my study will become.
Thank you for your continued help this semester through my research endeavor.
Cheryl
For those who do not know I am a Communication Studies graduate student and teaching assistant at Texas Tech University. My area of interest for my thesis is the interpersonal family relationship between mothers and daughters.
I have developed this blog in order to aid in my research on mother-daughter communication. I want to further understand the ever changing relationship that mothers and daughters share focusing specifically on their communication with one another when the daughter goes away to college and moves out on her own.
I am looking for daughters who have graduated high school and are preparing to move away from home to attend college or daughters who have already left home to attend college and I am looking for those mothers who have daughters that fit either of these criteria.
The social problem that I am most interested in exploring and learning more about regarding mother-daughter relationships is how do participants describe communication change between their daughter/mother when geographical distance is increased between them? And how do participants describe how the use of technology aids in helping them maintain their relationship with one another?
My plan is to continuously update this blog with my own personal comments and observations related to mother-daughter communication and then pose questions for you to answer and/or provide your own input on my observations.
I want this to be a place where you feel comfortable revealing your own personal observations and comments, as the more open and honest you are the stronger my study will become.
Thank you for your continued help this semester through my research endeavor.
Cheryl
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