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Personal History Of Jessica McAllister Reimann

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Abstract: This paper is about my personal history from conception to old age. From my late 20s and on is my hypothetical experience of my life.

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Pregnancy My personal history starts about nine months before my birth day of June 23, 1989 at 2:05 pm. My parents Robert Joseph McAllister and Deanna Allred McAllister we trying to concive their third child and so when my mom didnt get her period they knew they were pregnant. Both were very happy to be getting another member to their family. During the first trimester my mom experienced the nausea and the vomiting that accrue at that time. During one of her ultra sounds the doctor was trying to determine the sex of the baby and he thought he saw a penis and so they assumed I was a boy. They had two boys before me so they had a lot of baby supplies to prepare for me. During my moms pregnancy she craved ice cream and she also got very swollen due to the summer heat. Now its my birthday and my mom has decided to give birth to me natural. There was a small complication during birth where I got stuck and the doctor had to reach in and slide me over in the right direction. After that I came out just fine. The doctor then said the worst thing a doctor could say at this point hut oh. So my mom was like freaking out wondering if something is wrong with the baby. The doctor then says its a girl. My mom had really wanted a girl and thought the doctor was messing with her and she thought yeah right. Then the doctor healed me up and my mom started to cry. They were going to name me Greg and well thats not a great baby girl name they decided to name me Jessica. Toddler During my infancy and toddler ages I was an easy going baby. I wasnt fussy and was breast feed with no problems. I developed my gross motor skills easily and my fine motor skills as well. As the typical baby I loved to put things in my mouth. I was able to play with toys and

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recognize shapes and colors well. Most of my communication was the usual babbling. My first word was mama and after that my vocabulary started to grow. One of my favorite stories from this time was when my dad was watching me. He had put me in the sink with my pajamas still on and I had turned the water on and got all wet before my dad was ready to give me my bath. Childhood As toddler and as a child I had stranger wariness but I didnt have separation anxiety as much as my brothers before me. My parents had a proximal parenting and my mom was able to stay home with me and give me a lot of attention. I had a secure attachment to my mom and I did cry a lot at first be then I was ok. Into my early childhood I struggled with my self-esteem mostly I believe was due to bullying. A lot of my problems were internalized because of the doubt I felt from what others were saying and doing. I did have friends and we actively played on our bikes and at the park. Although I feel like this experience made it harder to make friends later on in life. Middle Childhood My parents style of parenting is a bit different my mom is the authoritative kind and would compromise and talk to me about things, were as my dad was the authoritarian. When he said clean your room you didnt hesitate. I was a good child mostly id say. I didnt get into too much trouble and I had an overall ok childhood. My parents were able to provide for me and nurture me. Because of this my mom and id had a good relationship.

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The bullying started to get worse as I got older and so much so Id have to come home from school. That didnt help my self-esteem at all. Id say I was a withdrawn-rejected child in regards to my peer relationships. I also had trouble with learning and so they had to put me into special education program to help me read and write. I had good health and was not overweight and I didnt have asthma or other illnesses. Adolescence After elementary school I took 7th grade at one of the Jr. Highs in Kearns and then we moved to the other side of the valley. We moved into my grandmas house after she passed and I was able to start fresh at a new school and Im very glad I did. Around this same time or maybe a bit before we moved, I got my first period and I remember being scared because my mom was with my brother on a baseball tournament. At the time I was staying with my grandma and my aunts. They gave me some pads and I remember thinking that the pad was huge and it was really uncomfortable. In 8th grade I began to have more formal operational thought and did very well in school. I continued to stay in special education for my math and English classes. In my English class is actually where I meet my husband Jadin Reimann. He shared his candy with me and was very shy. During 9th grade I began to have role confusion in that I didnt know what my identity was and I was in no hurry to figure it out. Now into high school I began to feel identity achievement when I was able to take the normal English classes like everyone else. I did have moratorium and I didnt think too much about my future career and I didnt even know you could take college classes in high school. I

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had no problems understanding my gender identity and my sexual orientation. I did bicker with my parents and of course it was about a boy. This boy made it difficult to have a close relationship with my family. I began to have an emotional dependency on this boy and that took a long time for me to get out of the bad relationship. While dating this boy I didnt have very many friends and didnt have much peer pressure. This boy was very verbally and emotionally abusive and I think that may have started my depression. I never had suicidal thoughts or cut myself. I was a good girl and didnt get into much trouble and never became a juvenile delinquent. I also never got into drugs or alcohol. Early Adulthood After I graduated high school I decided to work for a year before going to college. I was never one to take risks and so when I did start college I just stared general education classes. I started dating a musician and that was good for a while and after that ended I began dating my husband Jadin. Eventually we did get married and soon after that I began to have anxiety attacks and major depression due to the stress of a new job and new life. We had to cohabit with Jadins parents because we could not afford our own place. That is still where we are today both of us working and going to school. Adulthood From here adulthood is considered 25-65 years old so most of this part will be my assumption on what my life will be. During this time my body will start to decline in health this is known as senescence. Before this starts to happen I will hope that id have 3-4 kids and have to career i want to provide for my family. During this time I will also have good fluid intelligence

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if I get a good degree. I hope that I get a job that I can be a selective expert at what I do. If I have a midlife crisis I hope that that would be that I could be a stay at home mom. If this happens I would be using different coping skills, problem focused and emotion focused coping. This would give me more time to have a social convoy and have parties and go through life together. I know that I will teach my kids to support one another this is known as familism. Late Adulthood Into my later adult years I sure my brain will start to slow down and it will be harder to sleep and be confused easily. After a good life I hope to have grandchildren and be empty nesters. Soon after that time I will get menopause. I hope that I will have regular exercise and eat health to reduce the morbidity of my body. I hope that I take care of my body and keep up my vitality. There are two types of aging I will go through primary which is usual physical changes like hearing loss and vision loss. The next type is secondary aging this is like illness and dieses. In my family there is dementia so I am likely to get Alzheimers disease. I also would like to have nice retirement fund especially if I get a disability or the economic situation get worse. I hope I dont have to work when Im older. Im sure I will have the mentality of disengagement theory because Im sure Ill only have my family to be social with. I hope I dont end up in assisted living place I want to be able to take care of myself. Death I am scared to die. Selfishly I want to die before my husband to I dont have to grieve for him. According to my life span test Ill die at age 88. I hope that when I die I wont be in any

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pain and have a good death peacefully in my bed. Depending on my age and the severity of an illness I have I dont think I would sign a dnr (do not resuscitate). I will make a will a nd hope that people wont mourn me to long and will continue to live life happily. I really hope that ill live a great life and die happy.