Linda Spino

By student PSYCH 229

  • Prenatal Development

    Maybe as a birthday present for my father I was conceived. Through this process I have inherited my height, my green eyes and my dark brown hair from my father though it would be straight (thanks mom). I also inherited the x chromosome that would determine that I would be a girl.

  • Birth

    Born at 9:24 am weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. and 21" long.

  • The First 2 Years: Biosocial

    I started to pull myself up and walk along the front of the couch by holding on.

  • The First 2 Years: Cognitive

    My first word was Dada.

  • The First 2 Years: Biosocial

    I walked across the open floor to my father's waiting arms; unassisted.

  • The First 2 Years: Biosocial

    My mother stopped breastfeeding me and I began to drink from a bottle or cup.

  • The School Years: Psychosocial

    I had my first boyfriend and got my first kiss. I was in 5th grade and at school in the classroom during inside recess, it was a rainy day.

  • The First 2 Years: Psychosocial

    I started climbing out of my crib everytime my mother put me down so that she would hold me.

  • The Play Years: Psychosocial

    My older brothers teased me about being adopted and my parents wanting to return me to the ditch where they found me. (They thought I was cute when I cried.)

  • The School Years: Cognitive

    I started kindergarten.

  • The Play Years: Cognitive

    I started kindergarten.

  • The Play Years: Psychosocial

    I got my favorite baby doll. I loved to play house and take care of the babies, I also like to play school and nurse.

  • The School Years: Biosocial

    I was a very fussy eater.

  • The Play Years: Psychosocial

    My best friend and neighbor moved away and I cried for days.

  • The School Years: Cognitive

    I was flunking spelling in school, which is still my weakness. Thank heavens for spellcheck.

  • The Play Years: Biosocial

    I was tall, thin and shy.

  • The School Years: Biosocial

    I was very active. I became a cheerleader in 6th grade.

  • The School Years: Psychosocial

    My family has always been very close.

  • Adolescence:Biosocial

    I was sick a lot as a middle school student. Strep throat, and tonsilitis were very common illiness for me.

  • Adolescence: Psychosocial

    I had 3 best friends move away in one school year. I was withdrawn and depressed for about a year after it happened. Till I made new friends.

  • Adolescence: Biosocial

    I started my peroid.

  • Adolescence: Psychosocial

    I had my first serious boyfriend. We were together till we graduated, in 1977.

  • Adolescence: Biosocial

    I tried smoking-hated it! Tried drinking-liked it and drank on occasion with my friends.

  • Adolescence: Cognitive

    I graduated high school with honors and wore gold cords. I received many awards in school.

  • Adolescence: Psychosocial

    One of my best friends tried to kill herself. Luckily she failed.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial

    I had several different jobs.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial

    I watched my weight and sometime fasted.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial

    I dated a lot and eventually met my future husband.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive

    I became a member of a church.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial

    I got married.

  • Adulthood: Biosocial

    I have my first child. A son.

  • Audlthood: Biosocial

    I have a baby, daughter.

  • Audulthood: Biosocial

    My youngest is born, a daughter.

  • Adulthood: Biosocial

    I have a gallstone and have my gall bladder removed.

  • Adulthood: Psychosocial

    My father-in-law died.

  • Adulthood: Psychosocial

    My dad becomes bedbound, from an illiness and nerve damage. I spend a lot of time at my parents house helping to care for him.

  • Adulthood: Psychosocial

    My husband has a heart attach. We focus on his health for years afterward.

  • Adulthood: Psychosocial

    My husband had a heart attack. I took him to St. Mary's hospital. It was one of the most scary moments of my life. WE try to be more heart healthy now.

  • Adulthood: Psychosocial

    My dad died.

  • Adulthood: Cognitive

    I have to take the work keys test to keep my job. I am one of 6 people who take the test only 2 of us pass, proud moment!

  • Adulthood: Cognitive

    I went back to college.

  • Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Young-old

    I will celegrate my 65th birthday with friends and family. I will still be teaching in an elementary school and enjoying my garden and my grandkids during the summers I have off.

  • Late Adulthood: Biosocial Young-old

    I have graying hair and some wrinkles but I still go to the gym and workout so I am very mobile and healthy.

  • Late Adulthood: Cognitive Young-old

    I start a new year of teaching. My mind is alert after taking a class during the summer to learn new teaching method.

  • Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Old-old

    I will retire from my job as a teacher. I may still come back as a sub. I will volunteer at my church or the local hospital.

  • Late Adulthood: Cognitive Old-old

    I'm tiring learn new things so I will take art classes.

  • Late Adulthood: Biosocial Old-old

    I'm slowing down. I have arthritis in my knees from that old car accident I was in years ago. I still feel pretty good most days and try to remain active by doing things with my grandchildren.

  • Late Adulthood: Cognitive Oldest-old

    I will write children's books and a novel. My typing may be slow but my spell check will be working just fine.

  • Late Adulthood: Psychosocial Oldest-old

    I will garden and play (spoil) my grandchildren. I will keep in close touch with my family.

  • Late Adulthood: Biosocial Oldest-old

    I will be taking pills for high blood pressure and may have had to deal with some heart problems.

  • Death

    I will die at the age of 93 (as my life expectancy test prodicted). I will have had heart problems like many member of my family before me. I will be buried with my husband's ashes. He will have died before me since he is over 3 years older than I am and according to the book women usually live longer, besides my family members often live in to thier 90s. I chose to die on my father's birthday; as i said at the begining, I may have been concieved as a birthday present to him.