By: Natalie Duran
Relationships come and go. You could choose to put effort into one, or you could watch it slip out. For Eric Michua, being there for a loved one and preserving the relationship has been an important thing in his life.
He faced many dilemmas after his father cheated on his mother. Obviously things like this impacts a family and the relationships within, and it indeed affected Eric. In such a way where he lost all respect for his dad. That event didn’t cause him heartbreak, but it did to his family.
During the time, he’d go on about his day, not paying much attention to the whole thing.
“I’d be in my room playing video games or something,” he said.
He remained mellow. He was aware, obviously, of how devastated his family was, but it wasn’t until he heard his younger sibling, Michael, say some suicidal things, until it snapped and he thought, Hey I got to be here for them.
It was late at night in the living room, Eric felt the need to talk to his brother because he was witnessing his reaction to this whole scandal. He was saying some things that must’ve shocked Eric because he was getting ready to give his brother some advice.
“If they don’t believe you, it’s fine, because you know what you did, and what you didn’t,” Eric has said that late evening. After their hour long talk, Eric was able to make his little brother feel better and calm down.
After that day, he was there more often. Eric is the type of person who sees it all clearly, the type of person that people need in their life for a fat reality check. And it’s one of the reasons his friends could count on him too.
I feel the need to mention that Eric loves watching YouTube. The influencers Eric watches have build a community. It’s where he met this one girl. In the course of two years, back in the summer of 2017, they became great friends. They played Fortnite on the Xbox and got to know more of each other.
One late evening, as Eric’s friend and him were on the xbox playing, the conversation they were having was getting quite sensitive. The conversation started hitting deep topic, they talked about their past and experiences and connected through that. Eric, in the midst of this dad scandal, told her about it too. So they talked for a long time that night from what i know.
“That night, I gave advice, connected with her and the conversation we were having, we just communicated really well...I felt understood,” says eric when asked about how that conversation with his friend made him feel.
Moments like the ones where you feel you’ve just gone out of this world and into a universe with just the person you’re speaking to, are very valuable. When you feel like you’ve connected deeply with someone important. These experiences are special to Eric; he treasures them and is glad to have been there for his brother and his friend. He was able to sustain these relationships.
Relationships come and go. You could choose to put effort into one, or you could watch it slip out. For Eric Michua, being there for a loved one and preserving the relationship has been an important thing in his life.
He faced many dilemmas after his father cheated on his mother. Obviously things like this impacts a family and the relationships within, and it indeed affected Eric. In such a way where he lost all respect for his dad. That event didn’t cause him heartbreak, but it did to his family.
During the time, he’d go on about his day, not paying much attention to the whole thing.
“I’d be in my room playing video games or something,” he said.
He remained mellow. He was aware, obviously, of how devastated his family was, but it wasn’t until he heard his younger sibling, Michael, say some suicidal things, until it snapped and he thought, Hey I got to be here for them.
It was late at night in the living room, Eric felt the need to talk to his brother because he was witnessing his reaction to this whole scandal. He was saying some things that must’ve shocked Eric because he was getting ready to give his brother some advice.
“If they don’t believe you, it’s fine, because you know what you did, and what you didn’t,” Eric has said that late evening. After their hour long talk, Eric was able to make his little brother feel better and calm down.
After that day, he was there more often. Eric is the type of person who sees it all clearly, the type of person that people need in their life for a fat reality check. And it’s one of the reasons his friends could count on him too.
I feel the need to mention that Eric loves watching YouTube. The influencers Eric watches have build a community. It’s where he met this one girl. In the course of two years, back in the summer of 2017, they became great friends. They played Fortnite on the Xbox and got to know more of each other.
One late evening, as Eric’s friend and him were on the xbox playing, the conversation they were having was getting quite sensitive. The conversation started hitting deep topic, they talked about their past and experiences and connected through that. Eric, in the midst of this dad scandal, told her about it too. So they talked for a long time that night from what i know.
“That night, I gave advice, connected with her and the conversation we were having, we just communicated really well...I felt understood,” says eric when asked about how that conversation with his friend made him feel.
Moments like the ones where you feel you’ve just gone out of this world and into a universe with just the person you’re speaking to, are very valuable. When you feel like you’ve connected deeply with someone important. These experiences are special to Eric; he treasures them and is glad to have been there for his brother and his friend. He was able to sustain these relationships.