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Birth
Born on October 30th 1980 at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, MI weighting 9lbs 7oz. -
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The Beginnings
The Beginnings, the first 6 months -
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The First Two Years
The first two years: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
First two years: Biosocial event
The day after my sister's 4th birthday I took my first steps -
First Two Years: Cognitive event
My first word was ball, not mamma or dadda but ball. Apparently there was this big red ball that I couldn't keep my hands off of. -
Firth Two Years: Psychosocial event
I didn't go to daycare but my mother watched a few kids while all the older kids went to school. At the beginning of the new school year I met my first friend that I always played with. She was the same age as me and we were inseperable at the age of 2, her name was Christina and she lived two doors down from me -
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The Play Years
The Play Years: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
The Play Years: Psychosocial event
When I was 5 yrs old my mother gave birth to my little sister and I always wanted to help feed and hold her. We have a lot of pictures of my older sister and I keeping an eye on my younger newborn sister. -
The Play Years: Cognitive event
I was put into Kindergarten at the normal age of 5, however I cried for the first two weeks and my mother took me out. One year later she enrolled me again and I was perfectly fine. Apparently I just wasn't ready at 5 yrs old -
The Play Years: Biosocial event
I broke my arm when I was 6 yrs old by jumping off of a chair backwards while playing with my childhood friend Christina. I had to have surgery and had pins put in it. This happened at the very beginning of summer so I spent the whole summer with a cast on while all the other kids went swimming and had fun. My arm is perfectly normal now. -
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The School Years
The School Years: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
The School Years: Cognitive event
Book-It was a program the school did to get kids to read and in return you got a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut when you completed so many book reports. I was at the top of the list in my class. I don't know if it was the pizza or the books that I liked more. -
The School Years: Biosocial event
I danced in tap and jazz classes and my mom always said I was the happiest when I was dancing. I stopped when the school offered different sports but I have always been active -
The School Years: Psychosocial event
I grew up in a middle class family, some times where harder than others but one thing that my parents never faught about was money. My mom stayed home with the kids and my dad worked on the line at Ford. We never wanted for anything and we were raised with good morals and ethics -
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Adolescence
Adolescence: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
Adolescence: Cognitive event
I joined the National Honor Society (NHS) and Students Against Drunk Driving (SAAD) when I was a junior in high school. -
Adolescence: Biosocial event
I can remember sitting in Biology class and we were learning about the menstrual cycle. The teacher was asking all sorts of questions to the class and I had no idea how to answer any of them. I was 17 when I got my first period, a lot later than all my friends. -
Adolescence: Psychosocial event
I was a senior in high school and the year before when I was a junior I finally made it on hoemcoming court. When I won homecoming queen it gave me an extra boost of confidence that carried me through the rest of the school year. I was now a more confident self-aware person -
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Emerging Adulthood
Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
Emerging Adulthood: Biosocial event
This is a little personal but I had my first real relationship when I was 23, there was nothing really before that and I am still with him!!! -
Emerging Adulthood: Psychosocial event
My then boyfriend/now fiance started living together. This made our relationship stronger. -
Emerging Adulthood: Cognitive event
After completing all the coursework I possibly could at community college, I found myself back where I started at The University of Detroit Mercy. If only I had stayed there, I would have been done a lot sooner. -
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Adulthood
Adulthood: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
Adulthood: Biosocial event
Finally, I graduated college with a Bachelor of Science. -
Adulthood: Cognitive event
If all goes as planned I will be starting a second degree program to get my BSN. I am constantly setting higher goals for myself. -
Adulthood: Psychosocial event
Justin and I will be getting married soon and probably be starting a family shortly thereafter. -
Late Adulthood: Psychosocial event
Retiring at age 65 -
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Late Adulthood
Late Adulthood: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
Late Adulthood: Cognitive event
Teaching my grandchildren the life lessons I've learned -
Late Adulthood: Biosocial event
Cooking a healthy well balanced meal to keep my feet on the ground and my brain active. -
Death and Dying
Grieving the loss of a loved one. -
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Death and Dying
Death and Dying: Biosocial, Cognitive, and psychosocial -
Death and Dying
The year I will Dye