Interpersonal Communication Interview Paper

This week went very smoothly with my interviewee, my grandma, because she was finally able to recall small bits of her middle childhood. It still involved a little bit of time to think of things but she was relieved that she could remember things. While on the phone we first went over the industry-versus-inferiority stage in detail that way she could recall how she felt during the middle age. With the industry-versus-inferiority children will face challenges with how they present themselves in front of peers, parents, school, etc. With my grandma, she laughed it off, she was telling me growing up between the ages of six and twelve she really didn’t care much of what others thought. Even at a young age she was more focused on herself and going out to play to care what people had to say about her. Besides she would tell me she was a very outgoing child, she loved to make new friends and that’s possibly why she said she couldn’t recall any type of bullying besides the typical boy teasing her because they had a crush on her. With industry-versus-inferiority it talks about
Self-esteem being about how one emotionally sees themselves whether it be positive or negative. I will admit I can’t always tell if my grandma can’t fully remember how she felt around those years but she told me she thought high of herself. She always wanted to be happy and feel happy and she said it started with how she felt. Being confident in herself probably even helped her with being outgoing and getting along with everyone. I can recall a resent family gathering where my aunt told my grandma how she looked tired and exhausted. For some this could bring someone’s self-esteem down but with my grandma it never fazed her she replied, “why do I care, I’m old, looks aren’t everything anymore.” My grandma always believed that it only matters what you feel about yourself and not what others