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Conception
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Day to determine gender
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Day of Birth!
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First tooth
Fever with teething and fussy with pain- sleepless nights for mother and baby -
First Steps
Unstable but waddling for a distance of 6-8 feet -
Playdates
Enthusiastic with playing with other children/Creating friends -
Feeding myself with spoon and fork confidently
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Starting to identify words
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First Day of School - Kindergarten
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Rapid growth in height
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Went to boarding school and built skills to become self-sufficient and gained independence
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Resisted peer pressure to do negative things to "belong"
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Decided my religion
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Establishing family
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Ran a walk-a-thon: peak of strength, energy, and endurance
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My eldest daughter left for college
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Pre-menopausal symptoms
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Decision to go back to college
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Retirement at age 65.
I will be giving up a role that is/was a vital part
of my identity and self-esteem. It is a stressful process but I hope to be able to afford retirement and have it be an enjoyable stage of life. -
Diagnosed with osteoporosis
In late adulthood, physical development and efficiency decreases, such as bone mass diminishing (this runs in my family) leading to bone density disorders (like osteoporosis) -
Notice stage 1 of dementia "general forgetfulness"
Stage 1 dementia is characterized by general forgetfulness and many people (hopefully I am included) remain at this stage and don't get worse.
