Coming from a Mexican family and being a female is a bit difficult. It is difficult when you have family that is waiting for you to “grow up” to become a mother. Some family members belief this is still a norm for a female to get married, have children, and stay home to take care of the family. Just because some of the women in my family became mothers at a young age, I did not want to become a mother, at least not yet. On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich, she wrote “Happily, though, my fears turn out to be entirely unwarranted: during a month of poverty and toil, no one recognizes my face or my name, which goes unnoticed and for the most part unuttered.…
The patient has seasonal allergies and she reports that she smoked in her 20’s. She had a change in her job and now works as an assistant at an Artisan Bread Bakery. She had to take this job to help with finances. She could be behind on bills. She possibly took a pay cut.…
Mom was small, a slight 110 pounds but through my eyes, she was large, even after my height surpassed hers. To this day, she would argue that she weighed only 100. Her strong presence claimed her space, and anyone else's that she cared to. Being right was of utmost importance to her, and she made sure always to have the last word. Overbearing, and overprotective of me, her only child, she usually controlled every situation, regardless of how trivial.…
Tina was referred by her mother Ms. Bacon, father Mr. Bag, and step mother Ms. Powers to complete a comprehensive psychoeducational evaluation due to academic concerns in the area of reading. Specifically, if her difficulties with reading are due to a reading learning disability or difficulty sustaining attention. Tina was also referred for behavior concerns at home including impulsivity, inattention, irritability poor peer and sibling relations, and anger outburst. Her parents further reported that Tina tends to be overly affectionate with the females in her life and alienate or fight with the males. Background Information:…
There are few reasons why I selected my mom to do a cultural interview with her. This is because I can describe my mom as a loving and caring parent I ever had. One reason is that, my mom really supports me for my education and future goals to do well and succeed. In other words, I always do good and well in school that I’ll never give up, keep on trying and make my mom proud of me based on my sense of motivation, hard work and dedication. The last reason is that, my mom is currently 50 years old and she’s in good shape and health.…
Becoming A Mother When I found out I was going to be a mother, I had so many emotions running through me. I was happy, scared and very nervouse. I had no idea what to expect the next nine months. What I did know was I had a lot todo and a lot to perpare for.…
My little brother Josh would always use to say his “m’s” with his “w’s”. He was 5 years old. First off let me point out that he didn’t said his first words until he was three? My mom and my dad were very concerned for a while.…
It was easy to interview a parent. I liked to interview her. She was good to interview. I interviewed one of my kids parent. I love Max he is an amazing boy and his mom is also wonderful.…
One of the mothers brought her newborn son to the group for the first time. She confessed that they spent a little extra time in the hospital due to the previous conditions and her son weaning off her medications. I found the phrasing of “my medications” interesting. Think it could almost be seen as repression, one of Freud’s defense mechanisms. She seems to be trying to separate herself from the actions.…
I have had a lot of experiences in my 49 years of life. Of these, the most significant is when I had my first daughter. I was only 18 years old. When I found out that I was pregnant, there were so many emotions that ran through my body. I felt surprised, fearful, excited and nervous all at once.…
Interview HD is a 103 year old female, whom I have recently started visiting as her home health aide. HD was born October 26, 1912 at her home in Valley Forge, PA. Since she was not born in a hospital, I asked her if she knew how much she weighed, HD stated. “I was too little to be weighed, they didn’t even bother!” (H.D., Personal Communication, September 4, 2016) HD is the youngest member of her family, she had two brothers and a sister.…
My mother first knew she was pregnant when she developed morning sickness. I was her fourth child so she knew what was happening after she was sick. When she found out she was pregnant I was in the fetal period of prenatal development in about the third week of the pregnancy.…
The name of the person that I interviewed is Kristie Peek. It is a mother/daughter relationship. SHe was born on February 2, 1970 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Her mom’s name is Donna Scarpelli and her dad’s name is John Scarpelli the first. She has a brother named John Scarpelli the second.…
My mother, Margaret, is a hard working, dedicated individual. She is a Home Health Aid, she goes to elder people houses and takes care of them for a set number of hours. This shows dedication because she works in the morning, evenings, and nights. She has had this job for about 5-6 years and the same clients for just as long. My mother used to work on the weekends but that was placing her under a lot of stress.…
The Single Parent Environment Throughout the United States, eleven-million children live in a single parent environment according to the United States Census in 2016 (Porter). Since the beginning of my life I had been raised in what can be considered a one-parent household, an absent father; only my mother with the support of my grandparents to raise me. Despite struggles common of single parents, such as financial issues and lack of parental resources my mother succeeded in juggling her education, her work, and her child. From my current perspective, through the creation of a nurturing environment I believe there was no need for a two parent environment, the one parent environment even benefited me. The absence of my father allowed for an…