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Lifespan Development
An over view of my life from prenatal to death -
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Conception/Genetic Background
My mother is caucasion (Czech, German and Irish), she was raised Catholic in California. My dad is african american, he was raised Methodist in Alabama during segregation. -
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Prenatal
During this time My mother refrained from using any drugs or alcohol. I developed normally -
Birth
Born in Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles. 8:05 pm by Cesarian-section
Birth weight 7lb 4oz
20.5 inches long Because of a fever mother (Nancy Fitzgerald) can not hold me for 4 days, but my father (Harold Dennis) holds and feeds me every day. -
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Neonate
Birth to 6 months -
Turned Over
turned over by myself -
Height and weight at 10 weeks
10 weeks
now weight 12lb height 25.5 inches -
First Tooth
at 5 months of age -
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Infancy
6 months to 1 year -
Crawled
Crawling at 6 months -
First Word
Said "bye bye" unpredictably at 7 months -
First Steps
Standing by myself and taking 5 steps on my own -
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Toddlerhood
years 2 and 3 -
Shaw can tell Mom when she needs changing.
Shaw says "dirty" when she wants to be changed. "Dirty" also means mud. -
Hopping and Jumping; Identifies pictures of black men as Daddy
Learn to hop and jump. Look at pictures of black men aand say "daddy". According to the literature of the time children do not percieve race until age 3 -
Using the toilet training chair
Shaw goes #2 in the potty chair. 2 days later she uses it for both #1 and #2 -
Starts speaking in complete sentences/Carries on telephone converstaions
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Swallow a Penny
At a little over one and a half I swallowed a penny and it got caught in my throat. I was taken to the ER. After an expensive X-ray the doctors sent my mother home saying the problem would resolve itself. And it did, On the car ride home. I threw up all over my mother. -
Stuttering
Started stuttering around this time. This resolved itself a week or two later -
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Early Childhood
From age 3 to 6 -
Moved to Seattle
At the age of 5 my mother and I moved to Seattle to start a new life. -
Grandpa dies
My Grandfather dies of cancer -
Start school at B.F. Day
I go to kindergarten at B.F. Day -
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Middle Childhood
Ages 6 to 11 -
PRAG House/First Pet
Shaw and Waverly move to a communal living house on Capitol Hill. A huge mansion on 16th and Aloha where Shaw has many children to play with. I get my first pet a hamster named Zergy, but he escapes and disappears after 3 days. -
start real school at Stevens Elementary
I start school at the local elemantary school on 18th Ave E -
TOPS 2nd Grade with teacher Louise
Shaw transfers to TOPS (The Option Program at Stevens) An alternative school that encouraged peer education and parental involvment. -
3rd Grade at TOPS
Third grade with Louise -
4th Grade at TOPS/Spelling Bee
4th grade with teacher Lidia/ Shaw almost wins the class spelling bee -
Girls Soccer League/Coordination improves
Girls soccer league, I play for 3 years. My team name? The Blizzards -
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Adolescence
Ages 12 to 18 -
5th Grade/ Learn timetables
5th grade with Tom Rowe. Shaw is the Blue Fairy in the school play, Pinnochio. Learn the timetables -
New School/ 6th grade
Starting middle school at Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (SAAS), a private school on Capitol Hill. Transition from big school to small school is difficult. Very self conscious and exrtemely emotional -
Imaginary Audience/self conciousness
As a teenager, I start to become very self conscious and awkward. Especially around the opposite sex -
Need glasses
Become near sighted and have to get glasses -
First Menstruation
Get first period -
Experiment with Drinking
Experimenting with alcohol, pot and cigarettes.
Change of friends and behavior -
Start Running Start Program. Intellectual growth
Shaw goes to the Running Start program attending both college and High School. She enjoys the intellectual stimulation provided in college. -
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Emerging Adulthood
Age 18 to 28 -
Move Out
Move out of mothers home and into own apartment. -
Finish Culinary Program/Move to France
After a lot of hard work I finish the culinary school at Seattle Central and move to France to learn how to cook French cuisine. -
Peak Physical Condition-Start running/1st Marathon
At 22 I decide to start running, by the summer I can run in a marathon -
Move Back to Seattle,
At the age of 28 having learned all I can in France I move back to Seattle and start working as a sous chef -
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Young Adulthood
28 to 40 -
Exercise and Proper Diet
30 years old. It's time to start thinking harder about what I eat and how much.Because my cholesterol is high I stop eating fatty foods and try to make sure I do 30 minutes of exercise a day. -
Read the China Study/ Become a Vegan
I read the China Study and find out more about animal abuse and vegan diet. Because of this I stop eating all animal proteins. -
Achieve Expertise/Open Restaurant
Having achieved expertise in my field I open a vegan restaurant that serves French style foods -
Sell Restaurant/ Adult Education
The restaurant is doing well but I feel that I want to try something new because the food industry is not the best retirement plan. I sell the business for a decent profit and decide to go back to school to learn about technology/computer sciences -
New Job/Engagement
I meet a nice man at my new job at Microsoft and we end up getting engaged. because we met later in life we both understand what we want from a life partner -
Marriage
My fiance and I tie the knot in a small ceremony at the Japanese Garden in the Seattle Arboretum -
40th Birthday Party
My friends throw a big birthday party to celebrate my 40th birthday. -
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Middle Adulthood
40 to 60 -
Buy a House
MA and my husband buy a house in the suburbs, meaning we have to commute to work -
Increased Cholesterol
High cholesterol concerns my doctor as heart disease runs in my family -
Decreases in eyesight and hearing
At 60 I start to notice that my eyesight is declining and I need bifocals -
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Late Aulthood
60 to Death -
Retirement and Travel
At the age of 67 it's time to retire. It's finally time to enjoy the garden and travel like I'vealways wanted to -
Husband Dies/Sell House
My husband passes away leaving me to take care of everything on my own. At the age of 78 I sell the house and move into a small condo even though it breaks my heart to leave my garden. -
Death
Because of improvements in medical care I live a very long life. At the age of 90 a gargoyle falls on my head while I am visiting Notre Dame in one last trip to France. I am laid to rest in an elaborate vault in New Orleans Lousiana after a jazz funeral.
