Psych Timeline Project

By mcoon88

  • Melissa enters the world!

    Born at 2:10am weighing in at 7lbs 12 oz at Sinai Grace Hospital.

  • The First Two Years: Biosocial Event

    According to the baby book that my mom made for me I took my first steps the day before my brothers went back to school after Christmas break. My brothers left me sitting on the floor in the living room and I tried to follow them.

  • The First Two Years: Cognitive Event

    This was the day of my older brother's 4th birthday. With a face covered in icing from the cake I yelled out "Mattchu" while clapping my hands. I was obviously excited that it was Matthew's birthday!

  • The First Two Years: Psycosocial Event

    Daddy shoes!
    I was in my dad's arms standing at the cash register at the store he owned. He was counting out the cash at the end of the day. I grabbed money from his hand and excitedly said "Daddy shoes!" I was ready to go shopping and be the most stylish two year old around!

  • The Play Years: Cognitive Event

    My mom has a video of me, at age 4 reading a book about the tooth fairy to my oldest brother, Kenny, who was 10 at the time. I read all the words perfectly but that was the book I would make Kenny read to me over and over again. I wonder if I really could read or if I just had memorized the story.

  • The Play Years: Psycosocial Event

    It was a hot day, my big brothers and I wanted to play in the sprinkler. They put on shorts and went outside. I did the same. My mom came outside and insisted that I go into the house and put a T-shirt or my bathing suit on. This is the first time that I realized being a girl meant you had to follow different rules.

  • The Play Years: Biosocial Event

    When I was six my pinkie finger was almost cut off when I brother closed a heavy steel door at my dad's business while I had my hand on the door jam. I remember my dad holding me over the sink yelling to wash the blood off. The entire tip was hanging by just a small piece of skin and the doctors had to reattach it. I still have the finger but the nail grows kind of sideways now.

  • The School Years: Biosocial Event

    With money from my birthday, I bought my first bicycle. After coasting down the driveway and crashing into the garage door a dozen times I learned to ride a bike without training wheels.

  • The School Years: Cognitive Event

    I won my first spelling bee in the third grade and started to enjoy writing stories.

  • The School Years: Psycosocial Event

    My parents decided to divorce. I spent most of that summer at my Grandma's house because my mom was pretty busy making arrangements. That summer we moved from Westland to Redford where I started at a new school and made new friends.

  • Adolescence: Psychosocial Event

    I got my first job at the mall. I was so excited to make my own money to spend on anything I wanted and began to depend a little less on my parents.

  • Adolescence: Biosocial Event

    After my fifteenth birthday I enrolled in Driver's Ed. I was so scared to drive on the freeway.

  • Adolesence: Cognitive Event

    I took an exam to get accepted into my schools advanced placement classes. I passed and was so proud of myself.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive Event

    I was 18 and it was time to start thinking about my adult life. I made an appointment with an advisor and enrolled in a training program to become a pharmacy technician. This ended up being a great thing for me.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial Event

    This is the day that my Grandpa passed away. It was the first time in my life that I had encountered death and the pain of losing someone I love.

  • Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial Event

    I was still living with my mom at the time but she was going to move in with my Grandma to take care of her. I made the choice to move in with my brother. We had a lot of fun being roomies!

  • Adulthood: Cognitive Event

    After working as a pharmacy tech for awhile I decided I wanted to further my education. On this day, I began working on my associates degree at Schoolcraft.

  • Adulthood: Psychosocial Event

    This was such a happy day. My boyfriend and I became the first homeowner's within our circle of friends. We spent that summer painting and fixing up our new home!

  • Adulthood: Biosocial Event

    My life changed on this day. I found out that I am expecting a child.