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When I was born
I was born on June 19th, 1999. The role that I was born into was a daughter, granddaughter, niece and friend. Being born and growing through life is an amazing this to experience because you learn different things each day. You learn what to do and what not to do, you learn and adapt to new traits that shape you into the person you're meant to be. -
When my sister was born
My sister Julia was born on March 29th 2004. Her being born caused a role strain for me because first, I was the only daughter my parents had, I was the only granddaughter, the only niece, the center of the whole family's love and attention. Her being born showed that I was not the only child in the family anymore, and that I was not only all those things I mentioned above, I also had become a sister, a role that I had to and continue to grow into. -
When my parents got divorced
My parents had hinted at my sister and I for a long time that they were unhappy, and our family wasn't the same. During this time, the social institutions around us were family, friends, and family therapists who all had the same goal in mind; to keep my sister and I safe and as happy as we could be during this process. -
When I started playing volleyball
I had gone to middle school with all the same girls that were on my volleyball team. My role on the team was to be a good teammate, and play my best. All of the girls on the team had similar roles, but all contributed something different that made our team great. It has been an excellent 4 years playing and growing with the same ladies! -
When my Nana passed away
She had been sick for a long time but suddenly went down fast. Fighting cancer for 8 years, and within a month it spreads to her bones, stomach and throat. This life event has changed me and my family around me significantly. She was the most important and beautiful person in my life. I will forever appreciate everything she's done for me, and the role she played in making me who I am. -
When I got my first job
I had been going into Bluenotes since I was 11. The store manager knew me and my mom personally because we would come in so often. My role set in this position was being an employee, who had many different relationships within my role. Relationships with my employers, my fellow employees, as well as customers. -
When my Dad got remarried
My dad got remarried to someone 20 years younger than him, 10 years older than me. The social norm in this situation would be to be happy for my dad and congratulate him on his happiness of his new marriage. My sister and I didn't exactly follow the norm. We weren't pleased. -
When my half-sister was born
My half-sister, Andie, was born on Christmas Day 2016. Now not only being a sister to one, but now two little humans. Role conflict arose when my sister and I didn't like my dad's new wife, or the fact he was married to her, but were happy that there was a new little one that we were related to. -
When I got my first tattoo
I got my first tattoo when I was 16 (a young age i know). I got it with my mom, we have the same one, in the same place on our wrists. It reads, " VI.VII.MMXIV" standing for "June 7 2014" this was the date my Nana (her mother) had passed. We transitioned from being mourners of her death to celebrating her life with the memory of her forever with this tattoo.
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