3rd Week Reflection

This week I was paired with the same person I was with last week, Quoron. Last week when we shared stories with the prompt “What would your perfect day look like?” Quoron’s answer included being in Beverly Hills in a huge mansion with girls around him while smoking a “jay”. When he gave me this answer, I thought it was funny but I also thought it was a sign of him not fully taking the story prompts seriously. I was a little concerned for the upcoming weeks because I knew the prompts would become more personal as we build relationships with the kids and I was worried he would disregard them and make a joke of them. However, I was thankfully proven wrong.

When Professor Dolson shared the prompt “What does your happiest moment look like?” Quoron’s answer caught me off guard completely. He said his happiest moment would be holding his newborn daughter and spending time with her. He then shared how his daughter was born while he was locked up and he hasn’t been able to see her yet, and all he wants is to be with her. I was taken aback by the maturity and sincerity of this answer, especially considering his previous answers to the prompts. I then asked him what it’s like to be a father and know you brought a child into this world and his face immediately lit up with a smile. We then went on about how we both wanted to be good fathers and be there for our kids. It was a wholesome conversation that I completely was not expecting to have which made it even better.