My Life

By s0498920

  • Embryonic period

    Week three, my mom found out she was pregnant.

  • Ultrasound

    mom had an ultrasound to find out if all was well and the sex of the baby.

  • Born

    I was born on this day after 5 hours of labor.
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    First 2 years: Biosocial

    Started walking early, I was 10 months old. Mom had to put bells on my shoes because I was always busy.
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    First 2 years: Psychsocial

    Social Bonds: Had a babysitter while my parents were at work, also with my sibbling.
    Attachment: Grabbed on my mothers leg when she was trying to leave.
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    First two years: Cognitive

    language: Spoke first word (dada) that waasn't babbling.

  • 6 months old

    Sit up on my own; slept through the night, mom read books to me everynight and I had a favorite blanket.

  • 7 months old

    Started crawling (the army crawl)

  • Brother

    My brother was born.
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    Play Years: Cognitive

    Early childhood education: Started preschool at age 4. Started kindergarten at age 5.
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    Play years: Biosocial

    Injuries and Maltreatment: About 2 years old: I used to climb on the kitchen table alot, I kept my mom on her toes. We had a routine for eating, it was always at the kitchen table. All of our snacks were fruit, jello and popsicles.
    About 3: My favorite toy was a shape ball (you had to put the correct shape into the correct spot of the ball).
    About 3: Started talking for my brother, telling my mom he wants a cookie.
    About 5: learned to tie my shoes.
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    Play years: Psychosocial

    Parenting style: We had set rules and knew the concequences when we broke them. When I was about 6, my brother and I got into the nail and painted each others fingers and toes. We had also painted the kitchen floor. Our punishment was to help clean up the mess after my mom took many pictures and we had to write, "nail polish cupboard is a no no" 10 times.
    Becoming boy or girl: I thought boys had "cooties" including my brother.

  • Parents

    My parents got divorced when I was 3

  • Moved

    after parents divorced, my mom, brother and I moved to Florida. We moved in with my moms parents, where we slept in a tent in the backyard.
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    Mad

    I would hold my breath until I passed out, it scared my mom until the doctor told her to smack my face until I came out of it then punish me. I did it from about the age of 4 til almost 6.

  • Washed Swing set

    My brother and I washed the swing set in gasoline. We thought we were being so good then mom came out yelling and freaking out. She was worried we were going to be burned from the hot sun and gasoline on our skin. I was about 4.
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    The School Years: Biosocial

    A healthy Time: Physical activity: About age 7 I enrolled in a dance class. I also learned how to roller skate. We were not allowed to sit and watch tv, we had to play outside all day with our friends.
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    The School Years: Cognitive

    Education: I was reading chapter books at age 8 in the 3rd grade. I came in 3rd place at the 4th grade spelling bee.
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    The School years: psychosocial

    Peers: Stayed the night at a friends house for the 1st time when I was 7. Had a younger brother who I fought with alot.

  • Stitches

    Fell out of a tree house and had to have 8 stitches in my back. I slid on a nail on the way down.

  • Moved

    Moved to New York when I was 8. The summer before 4th grade.

  • Moved back to Michigan

    Moved back to michigan the summer before 6th grade. (10 years old)
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    Adolescence: Psychosocial

    Closeness with family: I had great open communication with my mother.
    Friends of both sexes: Up until high school I only had girl friends, then in high school I had more guy friends then girl friends.
    Romance: Had first serious boyfriend when I was 15, lasted 11 months.
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    Adolescences: biosocial

    Puberty - Started menstural cycle at age 12. My mom said I had emotional out-bursts and mood swings around age 11.
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    Adolescence: Cognitive

    Secondary Education. I started Junior high whan I was 12, going in the 7th grade.
    Started High School when I was 14 and going in the 9th grade

  • Pregnant

    I found out I was pregnant with my first child at the end of October.

  • Graduated High School

    I graduated High School 7-8 months pregnant

  • Son was Born

    My first child was born, a Boy. After 18 hours of labor.

  • First steady job

    First steady job to support me and my son.
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    Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive

    Morals and religion; realized partying all the time was not good for my child. Started being more aware of how my actions affected my child.
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    Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial

    Healthy Habbits: Had good eating habbits because I was a role model for my son.
    Taking Risks; Hung out with friends drinking almost every night.
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    Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial

    Intimacy: Had fallen in love with a man that I felt I couldn't be without. I had to see him, touch him, hug him and talk with him every chance I could.

    Family connections. Strong family bond with my mother and my younger brother; raising my children to be able to be open and talk about whatever is on their mind, good or bad.

    Emotional development: mood disorder. I had bad depression on and off most of my life from here.

  • Mother got remarried

    My mother got married to a wonderful man.

  • Married

    Married the love of my life after 10 months of dating.

  • Grandpa passed

    Grandpa passed away, he had lots of health problems and he had lost both his legs a couples years prior due to gangreen.
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    Adulthood: Cognitive

    Selective gains and losses: Expert - when my 2nd child was born I was not scared or on edge. I did things without thinking or hesitation; as with my 1st child I was always second guessing.
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    Adulthood: Biosocial

    Aging Process: Excessive Stress lead to depression, harming the brain. I had constent migrains that were linked to stress and problems with blood clots.
    Infertility: My husband and I had a hard time getting pregnant.
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    Adulthood: Psycosocial

    Family Bonds: I have a very close relationship with my mother.
    Adult siblings: My brother is 10 months younger than me and he calles me for advise on "girl" problems and things going on with his young daughter.
    Generativity: Caregiving: I "need to be needed". I was a stay at home mother of 2 and I also lived with my grandparents and took care of them until they passed away.

  • 2nd Child born

    Had my daughter.

  • College

    Started going to college part time to better myself and my future.

  • Grandma Passed away

    Grandma passed away, was really hard on me because she helped raise me.

  • Graduated College

    Graduated college with an associates degree in applied science for Criiminal Justice.

  • Surgery

    Had back surgery, I had two disc's replaced.
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    Late Adulthood: Cognitive

    Memory: become weaker - memory of events usually declines.
    Beyond agism: Alzheimer's disease can start to set in. Since I am a woman I am at greater risk.
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    Late Adulthood - Biosocial

    Elderspeak- I will probably speak short sentences and tell the same story over and over.
    High bloodpressure: I have it now, so I can only assume I will have it then.
    Skin: Wrinkled and dryer
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    Late Adulthood; Psychosocial

    Aging in place: I want to stay in my home and community when my health fads.
    Long-term marriage: I have been married for 12 years now and plan on staying married, which will make me healthier, waelthier and happies.
    Friends: I hope I can have lunch with my friends atleast once a week.

  • Death and Dying

    According to the survey I took I will live to be 79.
    Good death; Hopefully I will go peacefull and quick at the end of my good life with family and friends present.