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During infancy my mother was being raised by her mother. (my grandmother). My mother was being raised in Mexico. Mexico was a very poor country to live in. By age 3 my grandmother gave my mom up for adoption. My mother was being raised by another family until she turned 15. When she turned 15 her oldest sister took her from the country and came to the U.S.

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In this stage, my mother was learning more about herself. Potty training, dressing herself, doing things independently.

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In the third stage of Erikson's timeline, my mother began to develop a sense of shame and guilt. She didn't think she was good enough as her own mother gave her up for adoption. When my mother was 5, she was being taught to clean. She wasn't doing thing most children her age would be doing.

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Once my mother turned 9 she was finally enrolled into school. She got to meet more people and a wonderful teacher who she still remembers until today. This teacher believed in her. She encouraged her when she didn't believe in herself. They developed such a trusting bond that my mother was able to tell her about her life.

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When she turned 12, she wondered where her siblings were and did they still remember her. She lost contact with her siblings for many years. She was living a life that didn't feel hers as she was being treated like a slave. They were using her to clean and cook for the family. Her adoptive parents took her out of school when they found out that my mother developed such trust in one of her teachers. That teacher helped my mother get in touch with her siblings as a teenager.

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When my mother turned 17 she felt alone, she was missing her family and often wondered how they were doing as she had more brothers and sisters. During this time she was looking for ways to leave her home to reunite with her real blood siblings. She ended up getting in touch with her older sister, who weeks later fought to take my mother from her adoptive family. They left Mexico when my mother turned 19. While in the United States She met my father.

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After a couple years of being in the United States, My mother married and began her own family. By this time she was also reunited with my grandmother (her mother).

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My mother has made it to an age where she tells us about her life in Mexico. How much she suffered and how different her life was. My mother is now in her 60's. She is still very productive. She's the kind of grandma who spoils her grandchildren by cooking delicious meals.