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Birth
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Biosocial First 2 Years
Biosocial: Through my first 2 years of life my growing was normal, I would go to bed at a normal time but wake up a lot during the night wanting to play and eat, but it wasn't the best time to do those things. For my nutrition, my mother gave me formula until I was one year old, and I was walking about 3 weeks after my 1st birthday, the longest of my 3 siblings. -
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Cognitive First 2 Years
Cognitive: The first word I said was mama, and started really babbling before 2, putting two part phrases together such as "mama play" or "dad come". My parents would speak to me in child directed speechat times, talking in a child directed speech to me to get to to laugh. According to my parents I would look for the toy when they hid it, object permanence. -
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Psychosocial First 2 Years
Psychoscocial: I have 2 older siblings and my mom said that they annoyed me, and I was very sensitive, I didn't like anything thrown away, and now I see where I get that from, my father. I would never venture far from my mother, but I would play with other kids, such as neighbors, or my cousins, I loved playing with my cousins. I would say I was Type B, securely attached with my mother. -
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Biosocial Early Childhood
Biosocial: I ate a lot of junk food and was bigger than most kids, I grew pretty fast. When I was 5 I finally rode my bike thanks to my mother, probably the most exciting part of my childhood, I never though I could do it but I finally did, I remember that day like it was yesterday. -
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Cognitive Early Childhood
Cognitive: This was probably the worst time of my childhood, I devleoped the speech impediment that would change my life forever. My mom knew that I had some form of speech issues but not this bad, and when I was reading a story to my mother, it became more evident. I really couldn't talk, I had years and years of therpy that slowed it down but it never went away. I really don't know if it ever will. -
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Psychosocial Early Childhood
Psychoscoial: Everyone seemed to like me, I always had friends over, or neighbors, or cousins. My parents seemed to have a very authoritative style of parenting, always boosted my self-esteem. Kids began to bully me though, in school, mostly because of my speech impediment, that was rough. -
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Biosocial Middle Childhood
Biosocial: I was always a big kid, my dad got me into sports and I thank him everyday for it. I played football, baseball, basketball, and soccer. Sports became my life, everthing I did became involved around it. With sports I became stronger, gained more muscle, and started losing weight. -
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Cognitive Middle Childhood
Cognitive: This was also a hard period for me, I had no problem learning, just had a problem communicating, with peers and teachers. Therapy with me was an everyday thing, trying to slow down my progression. My grades were always constant though, I was always on the honor roll, which made my parents and myself proud. -
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Psychosocial Middle Childhood
Psychosocial:Socially, I had trouble making friends, but I did have a select few. I always had a strong relationship with my parents thogh, they were always there for me. Emotionally I was very emotinal, cried a lot if things didn't go right or get my way. -
Florida Trip
My family and I went to Florida, and during that time my speech impediment went away. I don't know how or why but it just vanished, I thought it was gone forever, but as sure as it went away, it came back. I think it could of been I was just stress free, had no worries, then when I came back, my stress came back, as did my stutter, -
First Home Run
Maybe the best day of my sports career, my first home run which I remember like yesterday. My mom greeted me in the dugout with the biggest hug, and my dad was proud. At that point I jusy felt high on life. -
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Psychsocial Adolescence
My closest relationships was always with my parents and with my bestfriend Omar, whom I am still close with today. We wrestled together, studied together, were practicallt brothers. Never got in trouble, just a great friend. I was never really depressed at anytime, just annoyed with the occasionaly bully, and never turned to drugs. My adolescence years were clean and safe, with plenty of fun. -
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Biosocial Adolescence
In this phase puberty began, I started grwoing facial hair and pubic hair, and started to grow, but lets just say I grew a lot more width then height, up until senior year anyway. I had my first girlfriend my senior year, and broke up same year, wasn't much of a ladies man until I lost all my fat I gained. -
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Cognitive Adolescence
I was and still am a very smart kid, quick learner. I always loved learning, and doing math and science courses. My test taking skills were less then average though, only scored an 18 on my ACT, but I graduated high school with 3.7gpa. -
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Wrestling Career
Perhaps the best period of time in my life. I wrestled varisty for Livonia Franklin and loved every second of it. Kept me active and in shape, and most importantly, out of trouble. -
Prom!
My high school prom, night I will never forget. -
High School Graduation Party
My parents through me the best party of my life, -
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Cognitive Emerging Adulthood
As of right now I am still in school and will be til 2017 or so. Going for a speech therapist, I want to work with kids that have speech impediments like myself. I am slowly finding out and reasoning with that not everything is easy, and it's not handed too you. I've learned that you have to work your ass off to get what you want. In my future I see myself graduating college with my degree and working for a therapy clinic. -
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Psychosocial Emerging Adulthood
I still have the same besfriend sice 7th grade, and with my beautiful girlfriend Kayli, whom i see a bright future with. I live with my mom and dad and told them I will move out when school is over, and they said that is fine. I have been blessed with them and thank God for them everyday. I see myself moving out by 2016-2017 and hopefully starting my future with my beautiful girlfriend. -
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Biosocial Emerging Adulthood
This is where I started to look better and be happier with myself. Now I know we are only in 2014 but I have very good eating habits, and wokout 6 days a week, and really happy with how I look. I have a girlfriend and we are very happy together, she is my partner in the gym, and hopfully in life. I still live at home and plan to until I graduate college. Hopefully my future will hold even better things, such as working as my dream job and opening up a gym. -
Graduate Communtity College
Graduate from Schoolcraft College -
Start at Eastern Michigan
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Get my first house.
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Graduate at Eastern Michigan
Graduate with my Speech Therapy degree. -
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Psychosocial Adulthood
At this point it will be hard for me cause I will be moved away from my parents, even though I will still be close with them. Hopefully Omar will still be in my life as my best friend and I will be happily married with the love of my life Kayli. My parents will age so I will have to take care of them, as well as my children. -
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Adulthood Biosocial
My health will go down after the years, and my body will slow, but I will try to slow it down by staying in great shape. Sex life will be reduced because of producing less testerone, but hopefully before then I already had my kids. As well as I hope I continue to stay in good shape. -
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Cognitive Adulthood
With older age the wiser I will get, and I will gain some intelligence and also lose some. I would teach my kids things I know about school and being successful. Give them what I know to help them when I was in their situation. -
Get Married
Marry the women of my dreams, -
Have kids.
Hopefully I will have a birth or my child by then. -
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Psychosocial Late Adulthood
I pray I can stay out of assisted living homes and keep in great contact with my kids and grandchildren as they will be the most important part of my life. I pray I see them get married and graduate school and share my memories with them. I hope I remain active and happy, because in life all you shoud be is happy. -
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Cognitive Late Adulthood
As Alzheimer's is on the drastic rise it wouldn't surprise me if I developed that at some point, but God I hope not. Iam hoping my brain will be constantly active and remain working, if that declines then I will as well, at a very fast pace. -
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Biosocial Late Adulthood
This is where my genes and lifestyle will ultimately decide on when I meet my maker. I could develope some form of a disease or I won't. I will more then likely be retriring from my job and hopefully travel around the world, as I have always wanted too. -
Retire
At this point I hope to retire from work. -
My Death
No clue on what day, but I think I will be 90. My test I took said 88 so I will add on 2 more years to an even 90. i hope it is peaceful and in the room with the ones I love and cherish.