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As an educational achievement,I graduated from high school in 2019, something I never thought I would actually accomplish after all my second-guessing and how tough it was for me. I am proud of myself for that personal achievement.

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I entered my first real relationship as a freshmen in high school. It lasted almost a year but made me realize intimacy can be had with more then one person and love is a tricky thing in life. I also realized the concept of reaffiliation motive, and how easy it is to want to reconnect with someone in times of loneliness or distress especially in past relationships.

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I started to taste my first bit of freedom when I turned 16 and had a later curfew plus more time to hang out with friends which made me feel more independent from my mother. I also remember seeing my mother as an individual more and more as time went on when we would have discussions and I realized it was okay for me to have a differing opinion then her. This also aided in my own process of individuation.

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Middle school was a confusing time for me as I tried to figure out who I wanted to become as a person when I was alone, with friends, or even family. I learned about my false self-behavior and was able to distinguish my authentic self from my inauthentic self depending on who I was around. I went through multiple phases where I had this sense of self identity and I told myself I wanted to become one thing, just to change it within a few months or years and be back to square one. I struggled a lot with self esteem and identity (sometimes I still do).

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In sixth grade, my English teacher was very enthusiastic and made learning fun. He is who inspired me to pursue writing and I have been grateful ever since as it has sparked not only a love for reading and literature but a love for the art of writing. I maintained good grades in his class because of his enthusiasm and persistence of teaching- he is one of the teachers who was truly meant to teach.

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I made my first real group of friends, a clique, my freshmen year of high school. They were the shoulders I leaned on at my most vulnerable and they were also the main source of my social context within my high school years.

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Coffee, coffee, and more coffee (Work, Leisure) 

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Coffee, coffee, and more coffee (Work, Leisure) 

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I got my first job at 17 at a Kroger working in the Starbucks for about 2 years (30 hours a week during school weeks) and outside of that, I drank more coffee and did a lot of writing. As I did work a lot, it interfered with my schooling because sometimes I would prioritize work over my school which resulted in my grades suffering, just like we talked about during class.

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My family and I went through a really difficult time when my father passed away in 2016, resulting in a theory known as family systems theory. It was difficult coming to terms with a new life where everyone had to readjust their roles in the family to fill the void that he left.

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I went through a social redefinition the moment I turned 18. I was expected to pay “rent” and prioritize bills at my home to make an easier transition when I got my first apartment. Suddenly I had more responsibilities and more was expected of me by society which ties into the social redefinition and how change and maturity was expected of me.

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My love of reading began in early middle school, when I was able to appreciate  the abstract thinking and use of deductive reasoning when it came to reading. Reading allowed me to expand my thinking and imagination to events outside of reality and this world.