Personal Narrative: My Kids Are Here !

When we got there we went straight to my friends grandparents house so that we could unload all of our stuff. And we didn't go that day either because we didn't want to pay for it and then not even be there for a while. So we were going to

My virtual family consists my partner and a daughter, Nameste Denell (Manis, 2014). The transition from being a couple to being a triad was a bumpy one (Manis, 2014). My partner and I have had some obstacles most of which had to do with money (Manis, 2014). We even contemplated divorce shortly after Nameste Denell was born (Manis, 2014). My partner worked full-time outside the home and I was a stay-at-home mom (Manis, 2014). Nameste Denell was three when Jasmine Leann came along (Manis, 2014). She looked forward to helping and playing with her baby sister (Manis, 2014). Soon after Jasmine Leann was born my partner and I saved enough money to move from our neighborhood, which was becoming overrun by crime (Manis, 2014). We bought

Maybe I was too little, or maybe I was too short, but either way I did not make the jump. In the second grade I was your average eight year old, who always wore her hair in ponytails, and enjoyed playing tag at recess. One day I saw the fifth graders on the monkey bars at recess doing something I had never seen before, they were jumping to the fourth bar. I waited untill Kids Inc. that day to try the jump, but it was no use I was acting like a scared baby.

When I was at school the other day, my band instructor told me, “You are one of the hardest workers I have ever seen, why do you work so tirelessly if you know that you might fail? I was quite surprised because she has been teaching for 33 years. I responded with your book, Almost Home.

My Virtual Child experience: I was in labor for 8 hours and my son was going into distress. I had an emergency C-section but after 10 minutes I delivered a healthy boy. His Apgar score was great and I was able to bond with him. I named him Phil because I enjoy the Rugrats cartoon. He does not look nothing like me or dad, he is light brown and bald.

I gave birth to a baby girl named Stella (Manis, 2008). My boyfriend picked her name when I started the simulation, and I thought it was a good choice. Stella had a normal birth, which took about 10 hours. I gave birth naturally with my partner by my side. Stella and I bonded hormonally after about a week, though I chose not to breastfeed her. During her first weeks, Stella mostly slept. When she was awake, I took time to sing to her and rock her, as well as talking and playing her music. She had some trouble with feeding at the start, but after a while she began to enjoy mealtimes. Because my partner worked during the week, we would use disposable diapers during that time and cloth diapers on weekends. The parenting

This semester I was enrolled in Education 2120 as well as 2130 which required a total of forty field hours at the placement site Oasis. I was hesitant going into the program as I was not quite sure what to expect. I was capable of acquiring the vast majority of my hours at Oasis; however, due to my work schedule and the hours of operation there I had to acquire the remaining few in an elementary school. I am thankful for my time spent this semester as it opened my eyes to what life in the classroom may be like and it also allowed me to interact with a culture I did not know much about. Regardless of the cultures present in my future classroom I feel equipped to be able to effectively make a difference in the lives of children I

Service is important to Confirmation because it serves others and also God. The Holy Spirit inspires and helps us serve others. Service is a way to give back. It is a way to be grateful for what we have and help those who have less than us. Through service we are doing God’s work by helping others. For seventh and eighth grade year, I did many different acts of service including; works of mercy, church service, community service, and liturgical experience.

This past year I had to wake up around 5 o’clock so that I could get ready in time to leave early. The first thing I did was take a shower, then I finished packing my bags, and finally I got ready to leave. My grandma came and picked me up around 5:45 and we headed to her house. Once, we got to her house my grandpa was in the motor home and ready to go. We loaded the rest of the bags into the motor home and then we were on our way. After a long 5 hour drive (that I slept during most of) we made it to our destination.

For take our kids to work day I got to spend the day with Laura’s mom, Elaine. Elaine is a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital, she works in the ICU. The day started with watching medical and nursing students do stimulations. We were supposed to watch two, one with a baby and one with a child, but right at the end of the second one I fainted. I don’t really know why, I didn’t see anything that bothered me, I was well hydrated and I had a big breakfast that morning. Luckily I was spending take our kids to work day at the hospital, so when I woke up I was surrounded by nurses, doctors, medical and nursing student. I guess it was good practice for the medical students. After that Laura and I got to ask Elaine and a nurse our interview questions.

I drove my mother's car because it was large enough to fit my family in. With all of our belongings, we needed a lot of space and my car would not have done the job. The car ride there took about an hour long, so we listened to a variety of music and played the ABC game. Whenever we arrived at the creek, we immediately jumped in

I remember the day Josh and I moved onto the old farm, even if he didn’t really care for it all that much. I love that farm house even if there wasn’t much left of it. Josh wanted to move to a city since he is a doctor, but I insisted we stay at the farm. After losing a child we dearly loved, God blessed us with a little baby girl, Ashton. Ashton is a very smart little girl. I always got the optimistic impression from Ashton, especially when it came to family.

I am wild. I wonder if I’ll ever have a child. I hear crying and laughing .

I never knew that I would be so quickly enraged with eye rolling, snarky muttering or someone who talks back. I’m not even in the delusional state that my daughter, who’s only just turned into double digits is at her peak. I read an article recently that many parents are calling the tween years harder than the baby years – and although I’ve got selective memory of the baby years, I’m keenly aware that it was tough.

I babysit four kids in a house deep in the woods. I’ve been doing this for about 5 years now and I love it. It is so quiet out there and we never have any problems. The kids bedtime is 9 o’clock, and tonight was different because their parents weren’t coming home until the morning. It’s about 9:30, the kids are finally sleep and I’m in the guest bathroom getting ready for bed. I just put the alarm to make myself just feel safer. I remember this night so clearly. I was washing my face then hear like someone hit the window and before I could even even think of it what it was, I hear the whole window from downstairs shatter. Then the alarm went off I knew for sure the kids would wake up so I run down the hall to the youngest kid’s, Jose, room.