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Born 2am. 8lbs.
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Biosocial: I slept in a crib and was bottle feed from the moment I was born. I feel that this gave me a strong sense of independence at a young age.
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Cognitive: Object Permanence was developed a little before two years where I understood that a object was still there after it is left.
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Psychosocial:I had separation anxiety. I used to cry when my caregiver left me.
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Biosocial: I was verbally maltreated early on in life. This is why I didn’t speak in kindergarten because I felt wrong and worthless.
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Cognitive: At a early stage I believe I developed theory of mind in which I was thinking of what others were thinking and generally how it applied to me.
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Psychosocial: I used to have many girl playmates but I understood gender differences but I would do rough and tumble play instead of sociodramtic play.
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Biosocial: I joined a bowling league with my friends at the age of 7
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Cognitive: In grade school I took the MEAP test. This showed my development compared to other children.
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Psychosocial: I began to value my friend’s opinions and compare myself to them. I stared socially comparing myself to others.
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Biosocial: I was a semi late bloomer. I did not start puberty until well after I turned 14 and all my friends had started before me. This was a small source of anxiety for me.
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Cognitive: I was extremely egocentric. I thought that I was going to grow up to be a million times more successful than my family and other people I knew. I envisioned myself in a huge house with a pool and never worrying about money. I was also extremely self-conscious about my appearance.
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Psychosocial: I constantly bickered with my mother. Everything was an argument. I fell in love for the first time with my high school boyfriend Dennision Sowders, and that was my first experience with it.
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Biosocial: I started to become more health conscious. I started looking into what foods was food for me, and what types of exercise I would be interested in doing.
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Cognitive: I developed post formal thought. I started anticipating problems before they happened. I could prioritize and no longer looked at things as “absolutely wrong or right.”
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Psychosocial: I cohabited with my boyfriend during emerging adulthood. We were not ready to get married and wanted to try it out first.
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Biosocial: My metabolism had slowed down. I can’t eat whatever I want like I use to without gaining weight. I am forced to be more conscious about what I eat because it is a lot easier to gain weight and a lot harder to get it off once I have.
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Cognitive: I have selected certain aspects that I want to focus on in my life. I want to get better at certain skills. Others are going to fade with age because I am not using them. I hope to become an expert in my field.
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Psychosocial: I consider my sister my best friend. She helps me through tough times in my life. She provides me with practical and emotional support. We are no longer the enemies that we once were in younger days.
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Cognitive: I can no longer write my grocery list while watching my favorite show. Doing two things at once is much harder than previous years. Everything takes my full attention.
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Biosocial: My daughter comments about how salty the soup I made is. She can barely eat it. I think it tastes fine. She also tells me the television volume I so high she can barely hear herself think.
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Psychosocial- I start preparing for retirement by setting everything up financially and planning what to do with my times. I join water aerobics with some of my girlfriends for church and volunteer at my local hospital.
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I am surrounded my children and grandchildren and have accepted this because I have lived a full long life.