Jalen Lee is the freshman at Emory University. Jalen is one of the greatest friends that I have in Emory. He is very enthusiastic and positive for all of tasks that he faces.
Jalen, who has both his biological mother and also stepmother, was one of the people that I really wanted to interview. I just want to hear the situation that he faced, which is really different from mine.
The interview with Jalen was very interesting, but sometimes I was afflicted at his story as well. Though I, right now, do not blame my dad and love my dad, he really resented and blamed their parents.
I firstly started off saying “I always thought that I enjoyed the time with my dad, because he gave so much impact in my life. However, we do not have moms. How do you feel about it first?" Just after this question, the shocking moment began.
Jalen said, “It seems like you don’t know about me. I have two moms, my biological mother and my stepmother. However, I don’t call them as parents.”
I was shocked at the moment. How the person doesn't like his parents? I can't understand. However, I can hear more about his situation, and I began to figure out his situation.
When I asked why he doesn't like his parents, he replied, "Because they didn’t and still don’t care about me. They did not care about my happiness, and what they did is just making me to study and giving money to spend. I could not feel true love from them. My parents are not real parents."
Then I asked, "Then who is the one that you follow, love, and respect?" And his answer was simple, "My brother cares me a lot."
He added, "My brother is the only one who really cares about me. He is the only one in my family who tries to talk with me, and also he is the only one that I can be comfortable with."
When he said he has a brother to care him, I was really envious about having siblings. Because I am an only-child, I said, "I really envy about your having brother in your family. I really want to have someone who cares about me except my dad."
Then, finally, I was interesting to hear that "When there's someone cares in your family, you are blessed, and I think parents are the ones who have to care me the most. Also, "your life seems happy even you usually don’t live with your mom, and it is so interesting." Then, I agreed because I had my dad who sincerely cares me.
Jalen’s interview was interesting because he did not accept their parents as “real parents.” He rather said that his brother was the only one person who cared Jalen. He said that brother was the only one whom he can talk with and share his thoughts with. He also repeated that “my parents are not real parents,” and “I don’t call them parents” as well. He really misses his mother, and he rather hates his dad, which can be really different for me. He also commented that he really suffered with grades and his whole life in the last semester because his parents poked and forced him to study rather than expressing the cheer and showing love to him. He said, “your life seems happy even you usually don’t live with your mom, and it is so interesting.” Justin’s case was totally in opposite side compared to mine.
After the interview, I really appreciated about Jalen's showing his insight and thoughts toward his family, which is very different from my insight and thoughts toward my family.
Jalen, who has both his biological mother and also stepmother, was one of the people that I really wanted to interview. I just want to hear the situation that he faced, which is really different from mine.
The interview with Jalen was very interesting, but sometimes I was afflicted at his story as well. Though I, right now, do not blame my dad and love my dad, he really resented and blamed their parents.
I firstly started off saying “I always thought that I enjoyed the time with my dad, because he gave so much impact in my life. However, we do not have moms. How do you feel about it first?" Just after this question, the shocking moment began.
Jalen said, “It seems like you don’t know about me. I have two moms, my biological mother and my stepmother. However, I don’t call them as parents.”
I was shocked at the moment. How the person doesn't like his parents? I can't understand. However, I can hear more about his situation, and I began to figure out his situation.
When I asked why he doesn't like his parents, he replied, "Because they didn’t and still don’t care about me. They did not care about my happiness, and what they did is just making me to study and giving money to spend. I could not feel true love from them. My parents are not real parents."
Then I asked, "Then who is the one that you follow, love, and respect?" And his answer was simple, "My brother cares me a lot."
He added, "My brother is the only one who really cares about me. He is the only one in my family who tries to talk with me, and also he is the only one that I can be comfortable with."
When he said he has a brother to care him, I was really envious about having siblings. Because I am an only-child, I said, "I really envy about your having brother in your family. I really want to have someone who cares about me except my dad."
Then, finally, I was interesting to hear that "When there's someone cares in your family, you are blessed, and I think parents are the ones who have to care me the most. Also, "your life seems happy even you usually don’t live with your mom, and it is so interesting." Then, I agreed because I had my dad who sincerely cares me.
Jalen’s interview was interesting because he did not accept their parents as “real parents.” He rather said that his brother was the only one person who cared Jalen. He said that brother was the only one whom he can talk with and share his thoughts with. He also repeated that “my parents are not real parents,” and “I don’t call them parents” as well. He really misses his mother, and he rather hates his dad, which can be really different for me. He also commented that he really suffered with grades and his whole life in the last semester because his parents poked and forced him to study rather than expressing the cheer and showing love to him. He said, “your life seems happy even you usually don’t live with your mom, and it is so interesting.” Justin’s case was totally in opposite side compared to mine.
After the interview, I really appreciated about Jalen's showing his insight and thoughts toward his family, which is very different from my insight and thoughts toward my family.