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My father smoked cigarettes a lot, and my mother was often stressed because of work.
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One of my mothers friends had a child months before my mom gave birth to me. Her daughter was my first friend. Other than my parents this is another point where I began to beuild trust.
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My mother started her own daycare so she could watch me, as well as other kids.
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I was taken to a dofctor who did allergy tests on me. And found that I was Allergic to the proteins in dairy.
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I developed a friendship with one of the neighbor kids...He is now my step-brother. I remember waiting until my dad got home spo we could go over to the park and play. This is usually where I would see my friend.
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I started playing recreational soccer.
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She was taken to the E.R. and almost died. She was put on steroids which saved her life. Also during this time because of what was going on I had a lot of personal blame for what was happening to my mom.
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I was taken to the E.R. to have a psych evaluation. I was Diagnosed with bipolar/depression.
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My mothers father died. This was the death that I actually understood. That the person was gone and wasn't coming back.
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My fathers father passed away on this day.
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My Mom passed away on this day. Because my mother was sick for such a long period of time I believe this is part of the reason I have such a low self-esteem. Looking at the idustry vs. inferiority, during this part of my life I definitely felt inferior. I didn't have a lot of friends and most of the time I would go home after school and take care of my mom.
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It is about this time that I started high school. Still going through the grieving process, this was an extremely difficult part of my life. I entered highschool with few friends and a recently decessed parent. It took me about two years to complete my grieving process, but during this time with alittle help from the isolation I began to build my identity.
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My Father and I went to Ireland to clerbrate my mothers heritage.
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My Father's brother died in a motorcycle accident.