Kurt Thornton

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Kurt Thornton was born February 22, 1996. He was premature and spent the first few week of his life in the hospital due to his health problems. As a child Kurt always wanted to be close to my mother everywhere she went. “One of the things I love about my family is that I know I can trust them. If one us needs help we’re all there for them.” (This provides us with evidence that Kurt passed through the first stage-Trust versus Mistrust.) Sometimes when Kurt was younger he made some mistakes. Like the time he went into the bathroom and cut a currently plugged in hot iron cord while his mom was in the shower. However, one thing he did that wasn’t a mistake was always looking out for his younger brother. “I tried to watch out for my younger brother the best I could to no avail.” (This sense of responsability show that he …show more content…
So I took an Automotive class and realized that I wasn’t going to learn anything except how to work a broom.” “I’ve had many jobs. I’ve worked at a title office, in a cotton field, as a wielders assistant, for a local rancher ,and most recently for N-line traffic maintenance as a flagger.” Kurt said,“ I worked for them until N-line was bought out by AWP and I then became a TMA operator. I stopped working for AWP in early August and began the paperwork to join the Army reserves as a UH-60 helicopter repairer. I leave October 10 for basic training for 12 weeks and 4 days and then AIT for 15 weeks 3 days.” (This shows Kurt going through the fifth stage- Identity versus Identity confusion.) “In the midst of all this I met my fiance. We’d known eachother for a while, but started dating two years ago. I’ve learned that every girl is different ,but to remain gentlemanly and chivalrous regardless. She inspires me to do better and is one of the things that gives my life meaning.” (At 21 years of age this is the final step Kurt is capable of reaching- Intimacy versus

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