So, at a young age, about 8 or 9, my parents decided to separate and see other people. I would spend the weekdays with my mom and sister and then spend the weekends with my dad. It was strange at first but I got used to it, and my parents wound up staying friends. My mom and both wound up dating around and often times I would get to meet the people they would see. One day I met my step-mom by the name of Heidi, and she was a sweet, intelligent, and kind woman. I could tell my dad liked her …show more content…
Nature of the Conflict- A. I think the triggering events were the moments we would be rude to each other. B- We’ve been in this specific relationship for 10+ years and the external events were my activities in high school and our Florida trip. C- There were definite assumptions on both sides about how conflict. I can tell by the things that were said and actions that were taken.
D1- Struggle was being expressed by how rude we were being to each other. D2- For me to respect, and like her, and for her to treat me respect and like me. D3- I depended on her to feed me and pay bills and she depended on me to do chores around the house. We didn’t interfere with one another and we cooperated by being rude to one another for some time and then eventually I cooperated by avoiding the conflict and allowing it to continue unnecessarily. E- It was mainly destructive and needed outside assistance to finally be