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Birth
Born 2am. 8lbs. -
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First two Years
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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First two Years
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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First two Years
Psychosocial:I had separation anxiety. I used to cry when my caregiver left me. -
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Play years
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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Play Years
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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Play Years
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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Middle Childhood
Biosocial: I joined a bowling league with my friends at the age of 7 -
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Middle Childhood
Cognitive: In grade school I took the MEAP test. This showed my development compared to other children. -
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Middle Childhood
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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Adolesence
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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Adolesence
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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Adolesence
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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Emerging Adulthood
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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Emerging Adulthood
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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Emerging Adulthood
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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Adulthood
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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Adulthood
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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Adulthood
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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Late Adulthood
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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Late Adulthood
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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Late Adulthood
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. -
Death
I am surrounded my children and grandchildren and have accepted this because I have lived a full long life.