Reflecting on This Project

I learned a great deal during this project. I didn't expect for there to be as much information out there, in the written world as there was. I learned that like many people, children of addicts blame themselves for things that they cannot control. I learned that many problems that form in their lives aren't caused by how others see them, but by how they see themselves.

The research overall went really well. I found more than I thought I would, and answered questions I didn't even ask. I found it hard to ask survey question to my peers, that would be specific enough for my project, but broad enough to be honestly answered. I think that what I chose turned out fairly well though. If I was going to do this project over again, I think I would have narrowed my research questions down to either only being about children of alcoholics, or drug addicts.

This project showed me many things not just about my topic, but also about the world around me. I learned that everyone has things that they have to over come in life. I learned that you can't just assume you know someone, because sometimes the things that make the biggest differences, are the things no one wants to talk about. Growing up is about finding yourself, and learning about life, what you overcome will make you stronger, but we are never really done learning.