Yuting is now 9 years of age.
* Write a narrative “interview” in which you communicate
with Yuting in an effort to get to know her.
* Write a narrative “interview” in which you talk with Yuting’s
parents about her.
* Who is Yuting? What kind of child is she? What might
someone expect upon meeting her for the first time? Base Yuting’s imagined personality
on what you know about she and her family so far.
* Write a narrative “interview” in which you communicate with Yuting in an effort to get to know her.
ReplyDeleteInterviewer: Hi there Yuting, how are you this morning?
Yuting: Good…How are you?
Interviewer: I’m good! Thank you for asking. Do you know why we’re having this meeting today?
Yuting: Yeah…to talk about my daddies and stuff.
Interviewer: You’re right, we’ll definitely be talking about your daddies, but I also want to be able to get to know you a little bit too! Is that okay?
Yuting: Yeah…my daddies told me you wanna talk about school and like home and stuff…
Interviewer: Well then they prepared you very well! But don’t worry, this is nothing hard, just a few easy questions and you’ll be all done. So tell me, what grade are you in this year?
Yuting: umm I just started 4th grade…I’m 9 and ½!
Interviewer: Wow! You’re really big!
Yuting: Yeah I know, Daddy says I’m tall for my age. And my teacher said that too. I’m the 5th tallest in my class!
Interviewer: Well they’re right! So you like your teacher than too?
ReplyDeleteYuting: Yupp! She’s great! Sometimes she gives us lots of stuff to do for homework but a lot of times we get like prizes when we answer questions right.
Interviewer: Awesome! She does sound like a fun teacher, and what’s your favorite subject?
Yuting: Umm I really like english…and social studies. I HATE math though.
Interviewer: Oh, yeah, I bet. Math can be a difficult one! What are you learning about in your classes?
Yuting: Well in math were doing multiplying more than two digit numbers but the hardest was when we did decimals and geometry…I wasn’t very good at those. But my teacher is giving me extra help and my daddies are working extra hard with me at home. And in social studies we’re learning about all the states! ...I have to remember stuff about all 50 of them.
Interviewer: Woah…well it sounds like you’ve been busy! What about the other subjects?
Yuting: Umm well I’m really excited cause in English I get to write a book report on George and the Giant Peach! And my daddies said they would help. And in science we’re doing stuff on the solar system and we get to build a 3-D box of it. We went shopping for all different sized balls and stuff to like paint yesterday! It’s gonna be so cool!
Interviewer: My my, you really sound busy! But I’m glad you’re enjoying school. What about friends how do you like them? Do you get along with all of them?
Yuting: Umm well I have 2 BEST friends Ashley and Nicole…we do EVERYTHING together. Over the weekend our parents let us have a sleep over and we stayed up all night! And Ashley’s mom helped us make a pizza from scratch! It was so fun!!
Interviewer: Sounds like you three have a lot of fun together, what about the other kids at your school, how are they?
ReplyDeleteYuting: Well…sometimes they can be mean to me…you know…about having two daddies when they all have a mom…but my dad’s tell me not to worry about them. But it really upsets me when kids make fun of me. I don’t like it.
Interviewer: Really? Well what kinds of things do they say that upset you?
Yuting: Well sometimes they say it’s weird that I don’t have a mommy. And they say I’m gonna be like them and stuff… but a lot of my friends and family say it makes me special and unique and not to listen to them because they are just jealous…so I try not to! Sometimes I try and talk to my teacher but that just makes it worse. All the kids start calling me names like tattle tale.
Interviewer: I am sorry to hear that! I know it’s hard sometimes to ignore the people who are hurting us, but I think you are doing a very good job by trying to focus on the positives. Your family and friends love and care about you and that is all that matters!
Yuting: I know. I really love them too. My daddies are great and really funny. They always buy me stuff and when I do well in school they take me on special surprise trips!
Interviewers: That’s great that you’re so close with them! And those surprises sound like a great time! What other kinds of things do you do together?
Yuting: Well I’m REALLY busy…so a lot of times they either walk with me or drive me places, like to dance class, the park, and gymnastics, and piano lessons, and this weekend it was really nice so they took me and my friends apple picking and then we went to my aunt Susie’s house and she taught us how to make an apple pie!
Interviewer: Sounds like you keep yourself busy! I’m glad to hear you do so much together and you’re enjoying yourself! And school sounds like it’s going well also. That’s all the questions I had for you today, Yuting, and you have been a great help in answering all of them! Thanks so much. Keep doing well in school and enjoy all the fun activities you’ve been doing with your family and friends!
ReplyDelete* Write a narrative “interview” in which you
ReplyDeletetalk with Yuting’s parents about her.
Interview: Good Afternoon Ron and Tom. Thank you so much for taking the time to talk with me today about Yuting.
Ron: Thank you for being willing to meet with us. We want to provide the best for Yuting, so we are very open to learn as much as we can.
Interview: That’s great! I am so happy to hear that. Yuting is a very special girl. It was great talking with her as she was very open and honest with me! She was also very well behaved! I was quite impressed. She is very fortunate to have you two. You guys are going above and beyond in providing for her needs. As you know, I spoke with Yuting this morning. To start off this discussion, how does Yuting feel about her teacher at school?
Tom: She absolutely loves her teacher and so do we! Yuting comes home every day talking about how great she is. She is always anxious to tell us about all the fun activities that she is doing in class. The teacher definitely makes learning fun.
Interviewer: Yuting definitely thinks very highly about her teacher. From listening to Yuting it seems like she uses positive reinforcement a lot which is excellent. The only complaint that Yuting had was that her teacher sometimes gives a lot of homework. What are your thoughts on the work load?
Ron: Well, the amount of homework has definitely increased from past years, but that is to be expected as she is getting older. Also, I don’t think it’s necessarily the amount. It takes Yuting a lot time to do the math worksheets as she doesn’t understand them. She gets very frustrated and upset so we normally have to take a break in between every couple of problems. Even with breaks, it still takes her a really long time to answer the questions, even if they are simple.
Interviewer: It definitely seems like you both are doing an excellent job in supporting her. It is also nice to see that see is getting extra help in the classroom as well. I just wanted to let you both know that Yuting mentioned how helpful and supportive you both are. She told me that you guys are going to help her write her English paper. In addition, she mentioned that yesterday you took her out shopping to get all of the materials to build a solar system. I just wanted to thank you so much for taking the time and energy to help her. Her face always lights up when she talks about you guys. It is obvious that you have a great, open, honest relationship with your daughter.
ReplyDeleteTom: We try our best to do what we can to support her, especially academically. We want her to succeed and do well. We keep in contact with her teacher so that we know where she is struggling.
Interviewer: You guys are great parents! Do you know who Yuting enjoys hanging out with?
Ron: Yuting has two best friends Ashley and Nicole. They would do everything together if we let them!
Interviewer: Yuting mentioned how she went over to Ashley’s house last weekend. Ashley’s mom helped them make a pizza. It is awesome that Yuting has the opportunity to interact with female role models as well. As she gets older, this will definitely be beneficial as there may be some things she would rather discuss with a female. Have you had any problems with other parents not wanting their children to be associated with her because of your marital status?
Ron: Of course there are people that don’t support homosexuals but we have built our support system around friends and family who accept us for who we are. Thankfully, Yuting’s close friend’s parents don’t judge us and still allow Yuting to interact with their children. They have become very close family friends.
Interviewer: What’s Yuting’s relationship with her other classmates?
ReplyDeleteTom: From what we know, she seems to get along with everybody pretty well. She really wants to be friends with everybody. Yuting is definitely a people pleaser! She wants everyone to be included and happy. She doesn’t want people to feel left out. She is really nice and sweet and wants to be friends with everyone. Typically, she is easy to get along with because she is calm natured. However, sometimes she has outbreaks but we have been told that that is expected for children her age. When she gets frustrated she gets upset with herself. She doesn’t like not knowing how to do stuff on her own. We think this is why she gets so upset during math.
Interviewer: She told me this morning that sometimes kids make fun of her because she has two daddies. Apparently they are telling her that she is going to grow up to be homosexual. Obviously, this is something Yuting is going to struggle with as she continues through school. Do you have any ideas of things that you can do to help her get through this?
Ron: We have very open relationship with her which allows us to be able to talk about anything that is troubling her. My work schedule is flexible so I make sure that I am always home when Yuting gets home from school. I do this so that she doesn’t have to be alone. I want to show her that I love and care for her and that I will do everything I can to be there for her.
Interview: I would just continue to open about everything with her. It is important that she knows that she can tell you guys what is going on at school. Yuting said that you tell her that she is special and unique and that the other kids are just jealous. I would just keep an eye on the situation. It may get emotionally tough for Yuting, in which I would recommend getting a therapist for her. This would give Yuting a chance to talk with professionals and get specific advice on how to deal with what the other kids are telling her. Yuting mentioned how much she loves her daddies. Clearly, you are both very special to her! She also went on to explain all that you guys do for her. She loves being rewarded with surprise trips!
Tom: We are strong believers in positive reinforcement. We want to reward her when she does well so that she will be encouraged to continue working hard. And who doesn’t like surprise trips?!?
Interviewer: She definitely seems to enjoy them! It is a great incentive for her! I have noticed that Yuting is very patient which is definitely a trait that she has learned from her wonderful parents. She is very good a waiting her turn in line and she is great at sharing and helping others.
ReplyDeleteTom: Even though she is an only child, we think it is very important that she interacts with others. We make sure to spend time with family and friends that love and care for Yuting. Through these interactions, it also gives Yuting a chance to play with cousins in which she can learn a lot of valuable interactive skills such as sharing.
Interviewer: That is awesome that she has such a wide support system. That is such an important t thing for children to have. Yuting mentioned spending time with Aunt Sally this weekend. She sounded like she had a blast. I want to encourage you to keep up with these friendships so that Yuting will have several female role models in her life. When she is a teenager, these relationships will be extremely important.
Ron: That is something we will definitely never let go of! We are always looking for good, strong relationships that would benefit Yuting. We want to provide her with a variety of people that she knows that there are a lot of people that she can talk to when she is struggling.
Interview: It seems like you are very informed parents! Continue being active in her life! That definitely makes a difference. We will talk again soon! Have a wonderful evening!