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Prenatal Development and Birth
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Biosocial
My mother was in good health while being pregnant, the only two issues were her age and she smoked cigaretts -
Cognitive
My daddy would read me books while my mother was pregnant. My mother would also sing to me -
Psychosocial
My mother was not under stress until after I was born because I was born with a hole in my stomach and doctors were afraid I wouldn't survive. -
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The First Two Years
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Cognitive
I said my first word " DA DA" -
Psychosocial
I never had daycare because my mother became a stay at home mom. My older brother and older cousin lived with me. -
Biosocial
I was in the 50 percentile. I was able to walk at 11 months and I was 37 inches tall. -
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The Play Years
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Biosocial
I thought I was the center of attention and I was always on the move. I could never sit still. I never shared my toys, but I wanted to play with everyone else's toys. -
Cognitive
I didn't go to head start, instead my daddy would be my teacher. He taught me my ABC's and 123's. He also taught me how to read and write. -
Psychosocial
I was very prosocial. I was always friendly to my classmates and I was very sharing. -
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The School Years
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Biosocial
This was my first year playing a sport. Played basketball and I would often play kickball in the neighborhood. -
Pyschosocial
I was bullied by many people in my neighborhood because I went to catholic schools. They would tease me by calling me a nerd and saying I think I'm better than them. -
Cognitive
My school had a play of the birth of Jesus and I played the shepard. -
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Adolescence
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Biosocial
This was the first day of my menstrual cycle. -
Cognitive
Me and my friends considered ourselves to be " imaginary audience" because everywhere we went, we always had to stand out in the crowd. -
Psychosocial
I thought I ruled the world and I was never wrong. I began bickering with my parents when things didn't go my way. -
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Emerging Adulthood
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Bisocial
After gaining about 15 punds, I decided to exercise everyday andmy eating habits began to improve. -
Cognitive
After the death of three important people in my life in a matter of a month, I became depressed and I began going to church with hopes that God will make everything better. -
Psychosocial
After I graduated from college, I was engaged to my high school sweetheart. -
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Adulthood
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Psychosocial
I got married, settled down in the south and had three children. -
Cognitive
I was tested for my IQ and scored a 105. -
Biosocial
I began menopause. -
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Late Adulthood
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Psychosocial
After working as a nurse for more than 40 years, I retired, me and my husband moved to Arizona. -
Biosocial
In order to remain helathy, I order a workout machine and try to work out at least three times a week. -
Cognitive
After staying helathy, I had my first stroke at 79. -
Death
After my husband passed three years before, I have felt I have lived long enough and pass away silently in my sleep -
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Epilogue