My Experience At High School

After reading Surviving the Applewhite’s by Stephanie S. Tolan, I have learned that Jake Semple is a dynamic character. At the beginning of the book, the character is (confused ); eventually, the character becomes respectful and helpful. These character traits were observed through Jake’s actions, dialogue, relationships, choices, and problems.

The only Chicago landmark in the Chinatown district, Pui Tak Center serves as a cultural and educational center for Chinese immigrants. The building is well known for its extensive Chinese terra cotta on both exterior and interior portion of the building. Pui Tak Center is an interesting location as it is open to the public. Being a summer volunteer at this cent for 2 years, it is always packed with elderly people playing Chinese chess and ping pong. A section of the building also acts as classroom for private Catholic elementary school.

When I was sixteen years old, I had my first child. The experience was a long process of ups and downs. There were many lessons to be learned. Strength, motivation, courage and determination were my goals to getting through the obstacle of having my daughter at sixteen. The feeling of being pregnant and sixteen was horrible. How I got through it is the start of this story.

As the doctor placed my beautiful baby girl in my arms my life had a whole new meaning. It was a feeling I could never express in words. I was a mommy. My fears were gone.

My career was finally looking up, I was working as a senior accountant with multiple multi-million accounts, full-cycle, I finally finished my Bachelor’s degree. I even purchased my first home and bought a new car! Then, it happened, I found out I was going to be a mom. I was excited, and terrified at the same time, I even took parenting classes! I had no idea how to do the formula thing and diapers? Yeah… ok.

Five years ago I gave birth to a baby boy, although I can't really call him a baby since he was the size of a small elephant. I knew I had to do something to afford him the best life possible. A friend of mine had gone to a local technical college for a medical assisting program. She graduated and soon moved up to being the practice manager at the pediatric office she worked at. I asked her some questions, she gave the school and job a rave review and I was hooked. I walked into school when Greyson was three weeks old and asked the counselor to sign me up for the next available class. The counselor looked at me with wandering eyes, letting them fall to rest on Greyson at my chest. She asked me "are you sure..you have a new baby?" I replied

When my 15-year-old sister called me on the phone from 1300 miles away to tell me that she was pregnant, my whole world came to a standstill. She was crying because she was scared. Scared because she knew our parents would be angry. Scared because she didn’t know how she would finish high school. Scared because she didn’t know if the father of the baby would stick around. Scared because she couldn’t afford a baby. Scared because she knew she would have to stop being a teenager and learn how to be a parent. She wasn’t ready for the responsibilities of parenthood.

My support system was good and I was ready to take care of my child. I grew up without my father he was in and out my life. So I told myself if I ever had a child I would be forever present and be a damn great provider. As I held my little bundle of joy so many thoughts run through my mind, life is about to change for me.

Honestly, when I first found out I was pregnant, I was terrified but now I am ecstatic. I am still terrified but not for the same reason. When I first found out I was pregnant, I was scared because I didn’t know what to expect but now I am terrified because I am actually bringing a little human into the world and I am responsible for them and their wellbeing and that is scary. A bigger part of me is ecstatic though because I get to witness the life of someone I birthed. Son, I want you to know that you are coming into a family that is financially off well. You will be coming into a middle-class family so you will not have to worry about anything. I do not want you to take these things for granted though because everything you have was worked hard for. Although your father and I are not together and have not

According to Bradly and Slade (2011), the birth of a child inevitably results in changes to men’s lives and the transition to fatherhood is easier for some men than others. However, fathers experiencing mental difficulties can impact the development of the child. Unfortunately, Bradly and Slade’s clinical implications were based on 20 year old data and focused primarily on depressive symptoms. More research is needed into other areas of mental health as it relates to fatherhood. (Bradley and Slade, 2011) A study by Garfield et al (2014) presented results which showed that depressive symptoms for fathers increased through the child’s first 5 years of life. However, the authors noted several studies reported the positive aspects of being a father, including being less angry, more enthusiastic, happier and increased bonding and attachment to their

A year ago today, I would have never expected to be a mom. Being a mom has definitely changed my perspective on life. Of course my mommy instincts kicked in for my little cub immediately. Who knew I could love someone so much? The moment I laid eyes on my son is the moment I fell in love! For nine months I never understood my whole situation. I was beyond confused and didn't know what to expect. My mom would question me every single day asking me how I felt? I really didn't know how I felt ,because I was so numb! The numb feelings finally went away after I gave birth to the most perfect little boy. The days I spent in the hospital were horrible. Nurses kept coming in every hour or so. I haven't slept in two days! Then finally on the third

I was with my boyfriend for three years, it had been a rough and bumpy road but we were happy. We where doing ok financially but didn’t plan for a baby. When I told him I think he cried more than me, he was happy though. We knew it would be a dramatic change so we started to prepare. It

In conclusion, having a baby is such a beautiful experience, it is definitely life changing. Even though I’ve only been a mother for seven and a half months, I feel it is my greatest accomplishment. Until this day I’m still learning to be a mother. It was a true blessing to be able to experience giving birth to my daughter, because not every woman is lucky enough to experience

One thing in my life that I had to dive into doing was being a single parent. I no longer had just myself to worry about and to take care of; I was going to have another person to be responsible for. I had a mixture of feelings when I found out I was pregnant. I did not know if his dad was going to be around or not to help me. I was worried, nervous, scared and excited all at the same time.

Awe the days when as an adult my time was my own, for the most part, I mean. Yes, there was work, always work, but other than work, my time was free time. I worked hard but played even harder. I had some serious time and money tied up in racecars I built to race. I partied hard, sometimes way too hard. I traveled seeing many things in many places. Even after I met my wife, my life didn’t change all that much as we both had tons in common. As I started work so much earlier than she, I still had plenty of free time after work, before she got home. Then, many times we would grill or eat out when or where ever we wanted. Most weekends were mini vacations to just about anywhere. When we decided to stay in town (as Pro/College sports fans) we would many times stay out late, going to Friday night/Saturday games, then sleeping in until noon the next day. Being selfish was a great time, so becoming a responsible father very early on was a damn tough adjustment to make in a very short period. The realization set in pretty quick, because, in just seven very short months all the free time I once had was gone. Replaced by any and all he goings on that revolved around that tiny bundle of joy. I was not ready for nine months of a screaming, almost never sleeping, and seriously pissed off colicky baby (please look this up if you don’t understand), right from the word go. Or the multiple, oh my god it’s early-am feedings,