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At 11 months when my parents left me home alone with my Grammy I grabbed this stuffed animal and named it yellow puppy. Ever since growing up, it was my safe haven to know everything was okay especially when I was scared.  This fits the Basic Trust vs Mistrust stage because this is when the child discovers the world is an excellent place to live in. In the book, it says "Baby develops a sense of whether the world is a good and safe place."

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When I was about 2 years old my family and I went to Disney World. I started to realize who I liked to see at Disney and also showed me the unexpected like seeing a parade for the first time showing doubt still appears. This describes the Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt stage because I started to develop a sense of independence in making my own decisions about what I wanted. In the book, it says this stage is, "Child develops a balance of independence and self-sufficiency over shame and doubt."

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In kindergarten all students are encouraged to do choir and be a part of the concert. It was fun to be a part of a concert and get to dance and sing for my family when we worked on it and I felt in my element. (even though I was not a good singer). In this stage, this moment describes it perfectly because I began to take the initiative and try something new on my own as it says in the book, "Child develops initiative when trying new activities and is not overwhelmed by guilt."

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In the fourth grade, I was told that I would be having a teacher that is specialized in math and teaches a lot of math and I began to worry. Growing up I was a slow student and I was honestly behind in most of my subjects. My fourth-grade teacher was my game changer. Mr. Otsu. He spent hours teaching me different ways to be amazing at math. I ended up being on the Math Bowl Team and ever since growing up I was in advanced math classes and to this day it's my favorite subject. This stage in a child's life is when the kids face a time they felt like they could not achieve a goal and figure out a way around it as it says in the book, "Child must learn skills of the culture or face feelings of incompetence. "

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Growing up, struggling in school was a common theme in my life. As high school came a teacher in my life suggested I get tested for learning disability, anxiety, and OCD, and my junior year I found out I had all of the three. It honestly hurt knowing how much I have been through trying 10 time harder then every other student, struggling on SAT, and more. I ended up getting into all of my schools I applied to and walked across the stage with an Honors Diploma and for the longest time when I found this out I did not know who I was and I am glad regardless of the bumps I got through it.
In this stage of life this is when the person begins to start to understand as a person who they are and as it says in the book "Adolescents must determine sense of self ("Who am I?") or experience confusion about roles."

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Going into college it was not the hardest adjustment but it was time-consuming. I knew that in college there would be times I made plans but then have to cancel because I needed to study or take time for myself from going all the time. In this stage of life the person gets to start prioritizing their life and making decisions on whether they commit or over-commit as it says in the book, "Person seeks to make

commitments to others or may suffer from isolation and self-absorption."

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I obviously am not yet in my middle adulthood life but I will say my mom and dad are. Things I see that they do like provide a good life for my brother and I, by shaping us to be the best we can be makes me want to be that kind of parent for my kids. My mom is the best role model for what guiding the next generation looks like. This best describes this stage because my parents were ready to guide on the next generation as it says in the book, "Mature adult is concerned with establishing and guiding the next generation or else feels personal impoverishment."

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Someone I look up to a lot is my grandma. She is full of wisdom and I think at this point in her life she knows she is not getting younger she makes the most of her time with the people she loves and I always want to be close to my family and make every moment count. This stage shows that at this point is more of an acceptance and to understand you can not relive it but be present as said in the book, "Elderly person achieves acceptance of own life, allowing acceptance of death, or else despairs over inability to relive life."