... the influence it has on our relationships and communicative interactions. A lot of our self-concept comes from various interactions we have with significant others, and strangers. I know that interactions with my mother bring happiness and love, but also uncertainty, and insecurity. Relating to Cooley's Looking Glass Self, where we see ourselves through what others see us as, my relationship with mother is huge in the creation of my self and identity. On the one hand, I can have love, complete understanding and a coordinated state of synchrony with my mother. We move in a direct relationship to each other's communication as we hold a discussion, and talk about how beautiful the day was with my father as a family. We can laugh, shriek, and joke around about our little dog Pippen, and the mess he can leave the house in with his "poop". We are comfortably nodding heads and ...

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