Noncustodial parent

I remember the day like it was yesterday, it was an average day in Hinsdale, Illinois, the sun was shining during the day and the moon came out at night. I was waiting for my parents to return from their daily meetings, but this specific day they were lasting longer than the usual. When my parents finally got home from their endless meeting, I was excited to see them since I was home alone for practically the whole day. I felt excited to finally get some human interaction. When they came home…

they were raised one person in the relationship would know how to feel at ease in a relationship if they came from a household where they had both of their parents. They would get the love they need from both the mother and father. Whereas a person that was raised in a single parent household would only get the affection and love from the parent that is raising them. It takes more than just 2 people to make a relationship work. They must be willing to share, communicate, and establish contact…

Fickerbopple and the Dream It was a normal, sunny, Saturday morning. Fickerbopple was on his way to get some milk for his family. Fickerbopple wore shoes 7 inches off the ground. Every inch of shoe was a different color. Fickerbopple was weird. Or at least that was one name to call him. Some people at school called him strange, odd, freak, and a loner. Fickerbopple walked to the store stumbling on his seven inch shoes. As Fickerbopple arrived to the store, he saw faces that looked…

Leta Stetter Hollingworth Leta Stetter Hollingworth was a prominent figure in the study of the psychology of women and the field of educational psychology. Born to Johnnie and Margaret Stetter on May 25th, 1886, little baby Stetter was ever so loved by her mother Margaret. Her mother wrote in a baby book about the daily experiences the infant had through the point of view of baby Stetter. She wondered where her father, Johnnie, was because he had not come to visit her in the first eight days…

fully meeting my needs in this area. I crave diversity as well as sameness. I want to be able to form relationships with people from different walks of life, and hear about their experiences, and learn from them. In terms of monetary wealth, my parents have never been the most well-off people, and because of this we’ve had to make a lot of sacrifices to stay afloat. One of those sacrifices included me going to a community college before a university as it was less expensive and I would be…

Version 3 The Unforgiving Change Have you ever felt like you were in a dream? That's how I felt about the middle of 4th grade when my family found out what happened about 5 years ago. Unforgivingly my life changed forever and I will never forget this experience. The song began to play while I was in my mom's white truck with Aleesha, Peyton, Colton and my mom. He would sing "Honeybee" by Blake Shelton to me when I was little because I was his honeybee and his little girl. Aleesha,…

APRIL FOOL? A young couple in the area received a shock this past April 1st when Dawn Schiavone Merola went into labor with her second child with husband John Merola. The two welcomed their first child in September of 1998. Haylee Dawn Merola, their new April Fool’s baby, was born on April 1, 2001 in Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Hazleton, PA. RARITY REVEALED Over the past several years, local teen Haylee Merola has grown immensely as a person, setting herself apart from her peers in the…

story we get to know about John Grady and Lacey Rawlins and their journey to Mexico. They seemed to show an understanding of each other through their conversation. For example, John tried to puzzle him by saying he would’ve never been born if his parents hadn’t met.…

There is a saying that all human beings have three things in common starting from the day we are born: which is that we are born broke, naked, and homeless. From the day we take our first breath our fate is decided by those who take on the responsibility of raising us. As children, we do not have a choice but to listen to our caregivers. We learn from experience and are greatly influenced by those around us. Langston Hughes, a well-known poet from the Harlem Renaissance, wrote a short story…

Developmental Reflection Paper #1 – Early Years Before I spoke to others for this assignment, I was unsure how much new information I would gain about myself from my early years. My mom was very open about talking about her experiences and what my sister and I were like as infants. Also, I was very curious about babies because I babysat very frequently so I would ask her (even if I already heard the story before…). Thankfully, my mom remembered little details that I loved to listen to. I relied…