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Prenatal development
When my mom conceived me, my father is an alcoholic so that had health problems on me when I was born. -
Prenatal development
While my mom was pregnant with me, my father was physically and emotionally abusing my mother. -
I was born
I was born on June 24, 1996 in Ketchikan, Alaska. When I was born, I was born with jaundice and a leaking valve in my heart. This affected my health problems growing up. -
Independence
When I was 16 months I was potty trained. I think that this was important because it shows that I'm independent and learned responsibility at a young age. -
Negative impact
When I was two years old I witnessed my father hit my mom for many years. This had a negative impact on my social development. -
Preschool
When I was 3 years old, I started preschool. I was the top of my class and one of the first kids in my class to learn how to read. -
Moved
We moved the summer after I graduated from preschool my mom moved my sister and I to Ketchikan because my dad moved without telling us and she wanted us to be together. -
Ketchikan living
Living in Ketchikan made me ahead in school, I went to a charter school and was able to understand 3rd grade reading when I was the 1st grade. -
Moved back to Metlakatla
We packed our things abruptly and moved back to Metlakatla. This surprised me and I didn't know what to expect. -
Made a huge decision
When I turned 12, I decided to kick my father out of my life because I realized then how toxic and unreliable he was, and I did not like that. -
Promotion
I promoted from the 8th grade to high school on this day and it was the best day of my life. I was excited to start my new journey as a teenager. -
Bad relationship
I got my first boyfriend when I was 15 and he ended up abusing me. But we, thankfully, broke up two and a half years later and I never went back. This affected my outlook on other guys and scared me out of relationships for a while. -
First job
I started my very first "real job" as a waitress at a resturant in my community. It made me realize how important it was to save money and it helped me become more responsible, especially since I worked during school too. -
First day of work
I started my first day of work at Wil la Mootk Counseling Services and that was the best decision I ever made in my short life. It made me realize how much I love helping people and making a difference in other people's lives. -
Senior year of high school
I started my first day of my last year of high school. I was very excited to graduate and go to college. This helped me mature and realize that I was going to be an adult soon, so I became more responsible. -
GRADUATION
I graduated from high school and it was the best day of my life, it was also the night I found out I received enough scholarships to cover my college education for 4 years. I was so excited and proud that all my hard work paid off and those late nights were worth it. -
FIRST DAY OF COLLEGE
This was my first day of college and it was the start of the best/worst four years of my life and I was very pleased with my choice of schooling.
