A Snapshot of the Sokol Family

By 24asokol

  • I started going to daycare

    I started going to daycare
    My parents were working full time and I started going to a daycare on the week days.

  • When I was born I had torticollis

    When I was born I had torticollis
    My parents were freaking out and thought I had cancer. I had to go to physical therapy for the first year of my life.

  • I started talking

    I started talking
    I was a very verbal kid and had around 50 words by the time I was 18 months old

  • Riding a bike

    Riding a bike
    I learned for the first time how to ride a tricycle.

  • Housing crisis of 2008

    Housing crisis of 2008

  • My little sister was born

    My little sister was born
    I became I big sister and learned how to share my parents

  • I got lost

    I got lost
    My parents took me to the Children's Museum and they lost me in there. They said it was the first time they were genuinely scared while being parents.

  • I developed a fear of germs

    I developed a fear of germs
    After learning about how money has germs on it in 1st grade, I developed a phobia of germs and changed my clothes at least five times a day.

  • I met my best friend

    I met my best friend
    In first grade, I met my bestfriend Tia. We have been friends ever since.

  • I got my ears pierced

    I got my ears pierced
    I got my ears pierced for a birthday gift and I remember crying alot and being very scared

  • I started competitive dance

    I started competitive dance
    I had been dancing since I could walk but this was the year that I started to very fully invested in what I was doing.

  • I became shy

    I became shy
    I became super shy because I had a boy teacher for the first time and I was super scared to talk in class.

  • I went to Chicago

    I went to Chicago
    I got really sick on this vacation but it was still very fun!

  • I had lots of health issues

    I had lots of health issues
    This year, I got hand foot mouth, I broke my wrist, re-
    sprained it again a few months later, and trouble with eating.

  • Fist time with drama

    Fist time with drama
    When I entered my teenage years, I experienced friend drama for the first time.

  • Neighbors

    Neighbors
    This was the year that I started to become very close with my neighbors and began to develop a family like realation ship with them.

  • School was changed

    School was changed
    I hated learning over the computer and I had lots of troubles self guiding my education.

  • Covid

    Covid

  • I got a job

    I got a job
    I had been babysitting for a few years at this point, but this was the year I got a "big-girl" job that pays with real checks.

  • Kamala Harris was elected for vice president

    Kamala Harris was elected for vice president

  • I went to young life camp

    I went to young life camp
    This camp I went to was the first time I realized that being social with people is very important to me. It was something that I really wanted to focus on and an area I wanted to keep growing in.

  • We went to New York City and Washington DC

    We went to New York City and Washington DC
    This east cost trip my family took helped me to realize how much I love to travel and how much you can learn form exploring new places.

  • I just turned 18

    I just turned 18
    A few days ago, I had a birthday and turned 18 years old. I woke up to streamers on my door and recived a gift for every hour I was at school.