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5.1ChildAttachment
When I was a very young baby, I was Ainsworth's perspective of secure attachment. I was fine whenever my guardian left the room but I was always attached to her and I felt comfortable with strangers when she was around. I seemed my caregiver as my protector. -
4.3 Language
Spoken word English is my native language. I am the only deaf person in my family, and although I was placed in a deaf nursery school on a deaf campus, my family did not use sign language. They only used home signs or basic children sign such as milk and cookies. I may have spoken my first word when I was 1 years old because my older cousin(sister) was my role model, so I was a huge follower of her. -
4.3b Language
When I was born, my doctor informed my parents that I was deaf(later found out, Hard of Hearing), and suggested to place me in a deaf school to learn ASL. So when I was 3 years old, my mother placed me in deaf nursery school on a deaf campus in my hometown(Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf). I am the only deaf one in my family so even though I understood spoken word, I was surrounded by my deaf friends and teacher on a daily for a few years. I count this as my second native language. -
4.1 My First Memory
My grandmother, mother and I have visited DisneyWorld in Florida when I was possibly 4 years old or younger. I remember when we were walking around and I ran into a group of people(characters obviously) that were covered in all black hooded robes and all white masks. I think this was my first memory because of how terrified I was! I ran and hid and was traumatically scarred. My mother even forced me to take a photo with them and I cried for a while and wanted to avoid DisneyWorld for a long time -
5.3Gender
When I was a toddler, I was very much aware of my own gender. I always dressed up as a tomboy but I was aware that I was a girl. I loved Bratz and Barbies. I always felt the emotions of a girl. I never questioned who I was/am. I expressed myself as what a typical girl would do. Through barbies, dresses, I surrounded myself with girls and never felt any confusion. -
6.1 My Family
During this time frame I was in the first grade and my parents were not married. I was told that my father took care of me a lot too but I don't remember. My mother was in the army at this time, so my grandmother was my guardian. My intermediate family was small at this time. It consisted of my uncle, aunt, and older cousin. My neighbor would take care of me before and after school while my grandmother worked. She became my second grandmother, even still to this day. -
6.3 Impacted By Death
When my nana transitioned, I was immediately in denial. I isolated myself from my family & ignored my emotions. After two weeks, I cried during class time period because I finally broke. I did not mourn during her funeral or anything so I finally cried. I finally accepted that it was real. I finally let myself cry and let others see me cry. I felt vulnerable when I wanted to display strength to my family who were always hurting. My sister & I was sent home to mourn & I opened myself for comfort. -
5.3b Sexuality
When I was in my mid teen years, I have questioned my sexuality. I have dated women and I have had my attractions to women. However, I am certain now that I am comfortable with dating men. I do have my attractions to some women but I do not think of romantic relations with ALL of them only a select 2 out of 5 that I do be attracted to. -
6.1b My birth order
On my mother's side of the family, I have 2 other brothers. I am 6 yrs older than J & 9 yrs older than E. At a younger age, my brothers & I have always argued because our personalities conceded. My youngest brother is very dependent on my mother but he is very rebellious & negative, although he is soiled with attention from us, which created tension between J, E, my mother and I but NOW J and I are more self-controlled & I am the most helpful to the family. E is still the same. We get along now. -
5.1b Adult Attachment
Looking at the stages of adult attachment I would say that I am a mix between Secure attachment and Anxious attachment. I have a hard time trusting people and I am never fully attached to my partner in a relationship but I can get comfortable, just not 100% attached and can keep a wall up to defend my feelings and avoid heartbreak. I have been heartbroken many times so I have never learned how to be 100% comfortable and attached to a person, in general. -
1.1 The Present
Infamous Alexseyia McBride
Age: Biological age-21, Social age; 38(joke)
I am a part of the normative hstory-graded influence, known as the generation of technology! I am fascinated with all new tech but I am very old school as well. I enjoy the high of LIFE. I've had a few non normative life events, but the change in my family and friends dynamic has impacted my mindset and personality to the woman now that embraces LIFE for EVERTHING thrown my way. -
2.1 Fertility
I am going to pretend that I am 25 years of age and my fiancé is 25 as well. Due to complications of removing my IUD birth control, I have had trouble conceiving and struggle with conception. This would mean that my uterus is damaged. With this being said, the next step that we may take is to have a selective surrogate mother to conceive with my fiancé's sperm, because I would love the father's dominant genes to match someone similar with my dominant and recessive genes to pass on to my child. -
3.2 Older Adult Health
I have an great-aunt named, my Aunt Hilda. Aunt Hilda was the person who told my mother when I was in the womb that I would be different and special, and she was right! Being born deaf, my mother did not know how to cope with it and Hilda guided her. A few years ago, Hilda passed due to Pneumona. This impacted me because she was my spiritual guidance. She is one of my guardian angels. I have recently discovered her cause of death and it worries me because I was recently diagnosed with the same. -
3.1 My Health
In November of 2016, age 21, I suddenly became very sick. I went to a local clinic and was diagnosed with severe Bronchitis. I was given 4 medication prescriptions. However, I did not purchase these medications due to financial issues, so my Bronchitis was left without proper treatment. It then transformed to Walking Pneumonia. Is it resolved now? I don't know. It is currently February of 2017. -
4.2 Intelligence
Out of Gardner's eight levels of intelligence, I relate to all very heavily. I am very strong in the visual-spatial, bodily-kinesthetic, and intrapersonal. However, for this assignment I will state that I excel in Bodily-Kinesthetic because since my infancy years, I danced, acted, understood body language whether it was towards me or another and I receive aura very well. I am still this way 'til this very day. I am very open with my hands-on learning or communication with everyone. -
5.2 Identity
I have already experienced Identity Achievement. When I was younger, I was unsure of my identity in the Hearing world, because I grew up surrounded by hearing people while I am the only deaf person. I also struggled with my sexuality and was unsure if I was straight or bisexual. I encountered a few conflicts and now I know my place in the DEAF world and embrace it and I am also certain of my sexuality. -
6.2 Learning Disability
I have never had a learning disability, however if my future child of 7 yrs has a learning disability such as ADHD, I will do everything in my power to make sure that my child has an education plan that will 100% pace to their accommodations. I will an use creative approaches for learning that integrates their disability such as activities that allow them to be themselves without losing all the attention off the topic so they know how to cope with it as growing up and succeed in life. -
6.3b My Death
At this time dated, I will be 93 years old. I am debating if I would like to be buried or cremated. My family has always did burials and I have thought about cremation so I may be released with the winds as a free spirit. However, I would love to have burial site so after the funeral and reception, my family may visit me and have conversations. I want my family to celebrate my transition with a funeral, pre funeral comfort party and post funeral reception of remembrance.
