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Conception
Conception happened between November / December in 1986. -
Psychosocial
During my mother's pregnancy with me, she was very stressed. She not only lived with her parents, but she was 20 years old, and wasn't married. She stressed about money, what her parent's would think, and many other things that run through the head of a young newly pregnant woman. -
Biosocial
My mother was the healthiest she has ever been while pregnant with me. She did gain 70lbs total throughout the pregnancy, but she was very healthy. Never had morning sickness or any type of nausea. -
Cognitive
Eventhough the baby is inside the womb they can still hear, and react to noise. My mom always listened to music, so of course I heard it! -
Psychosocial
At this point I had no siblings and wouldn't for some time to come. Both of my parents worked full time jobs (my dad worked days, and my mom worked nights), when one of them could not watch me they would take me to my grandparents house. The only play-dates I had were with my cousins, we were all about the same age and we were always at my grandparents house together. -
Birth
My mother gave birth to me. She was in labor for 23 hours, and ended up having a C-Section. -
Biosocial
I was in the 50th percentile, normal weight (7lbs 4oz) and length (20 1/20 inches), and my mom carried me a full term. I started walking very early (9 months), but my brother started walking around 16 months of age (very different from myself). -
Cognitive
Although around the nine month mark I began speaking (only a few words), by the time I was 14 months old I was speaking many words and even talking in sentences. -
Biosocial
By age 2 I was speaking full sentences, and running around like a crazy kid (Terrible-twos had hit). During the play years (2-6) I was very active in dance (ballet, tap, and jazz), started dancing at age 3. I also started to eat unhealthier foods (sweets and fast-food) rather than nutritious foods. I think my mom had a lot to do with that though, she never ate any vegatables or fruit it was always processed pre-packaged items. Although I never gained weight it still wasn't good for me. -
Psychosocial
I was brought up in a authoritarian style family, and spanking was used as discipline. During the 2-4 years of age it didn't breing my self-esteem down, but now that I am older I can see how it affected me later on in life. My grandparents also taught us about the differences between boys and girls, my parents would not dare to touch on that subject. -
Cognitive
By age 6 I was speaking correctly, but I only spoke english. My grandmother is 100% lebanese and she knows a few words but not enough to speak it/translate it. If my grandmother knew more arabic I think it would have been a much bigger part of us growing up. -
Cognitive
My learning began to dwindle...It could have been laziness, or a lack of teachers caring. My father is dyslexic, so they thought I had it, because I wasn't doing well in school. We had the testing done, and the results outcome were that I was not dyslexic. School was not my thing, I would have much rather played with my friends... I was lazy... and ended up in summer school every year without fail. -
Psychosocial
I began to know who the popular people were in school and it so happend to be that my "best" friend was the most popular girl in school. She and the other "popular" kids never liked me as much as they liked each other, once I figured that out, my self-esteem went way down. I eventually joined a different group of friends. They were nice to everyone, just like I was. -
Biosocial
This is the time I began to get overweight. My mom not eating healthy had rubbed off on me enough to where I was very overweight. I was still dancing but just not as much, and I was eating more than I was burning off. -
Biosocial
This is the year I turned from a innocent little girl into a terrified young lady. The day we moved out of our Farmington Hills house into our house in Plymouth, was the day I started my period. This experience could not have come on a more terrible day, all of our stuff was packed inside the moving truck, and I mean everything clothes, bathroom items, everything. I had to tell my mom I was having my period, and we had to go to the store to buy feminie products. It was so embarrassing. -
Cognitive
The inevitable teen invincibility, I know all you know nothing. This lasted from age 11 or so all the way through 20 or so.. (even though I still think more logically then my parents, I let them think they know all...). When I was a teenager, I always thought nothing was ever going to happen to me, and I would never get caught doing anything I wasn't supposed to be doing. Nothing did happen to me for the most part, nothing major. I held onto this mentality for a long while after my teens. -
Psychosocial
Everyone claims that your high school years are the best four years of your life, that definatly was not the case with my life. The four years of high school were the worst, I was overweight, never had a boyfriend, never went to prom (no one ever asked me to go to dances), and when I did go to dances it was with my friends who were girls. These four years were the worst emotional rollercoaster I had ever been on and I am so glad they are over. -
Psychosocial
This was the day I started dating my Fiance (soon to be husband). I would have never guess almost 5 years later we would be the best of friends, about to make the biggest discision of our lives.... -
Cognitive
I started at Schoolcraft Community College hoping to earn a degree in Elementary education. At this point in my life I didn't care much about school or getting good grades I wanted to get through with college fast and take the easy way out. Until I because older and smarter and the light bulb turned on in my head... Oh, you have to get good grades to get through school... Now I get it! -
Biosocial
This is the year I became healthy. I weighed in at 200lbs at age 20, this was not healthy. I decieded I was going to change my lifestyle, they way I lived life every day instead of just changing my eating habits. The first year I dropped 85 lbs just eating healthy and keeping active. It was an awesome feeling, and I continue to keep the weight off to this day. -
Biosocial
Staying healthy while pregnant and juggling work, a husband and a household. Health is a major part of my life since I am a Nurse a OB/GYN Nurse to be exact. I see mother's to be and seasoned mother's who have health risks, and I tell them how to prevent them. So I will continue to practice what I preach... Atleast while I am having children of my own. -
Cognitive
I may not be the best parent right now, but I always try to encourage my kids to be the best they can be. They are in their teenage years and it is a very tough time for them, they are now growing into their skin and becoming who they were always meant to be. I always stand by my children, when they're right or wrong (we just go about the talks a little differently when they're wrong). -
Psychosocial
Sometimes I feel like I go to work in a hospital and come home to a nursing home. My husband and I are currently taking care of our parents. They live with us because their health is decreasing and the other siblings are just far to busy to deal with mom and dad. I would rather run a geriatric home in my house then send my parents (and in-laws) to a nursing home. Does this mean I have a heart and sole...? -
Psychosocial
Today I retired from 39 years at the same hospital (and the same floor) I have worked for, just the thought of it sickens me. Although relaxing and enjoying this beautiful part of life is a good thing... It's time to LIVE! -
Biosocial
Merry Christmas (or Happy Holidays)! Now that I am getting older, the kids don't think it is safe for me to be driving to their houses for family parties, so they all end up coming over here. It's nice but I am fully funitioning and I am in great health... I may look old but I am 20 inside. -
Cognitive
Today is my 89th birthday, I feel old... I am old, but I feel really old. I still live with my husband who is healthy as a horse, sometimes I think he will out live our grandkids. I am having trouble remembering certain things, but I don't think any one has picked up on it yet.Jeff helps me with all my day to day activities.... I married a good one. -
The End
Dealth has come upon me, and if I can say anything it is that I have had a very joyful fulfilling life, filled with 93 years or memories, some bad but mostly good. Death is inevitable no matter how invincible we feel at age 17.