Past Experience Essay

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Running Head: ABOUT MY LIFE 1 My Past Experiences and Future Expectations PSY 202 Tara Malec April 14,2011 MY LIFE 2 My Past Experiences and Future Expectations I am a black male, who has decided to further her education. I am glad I have become motivated to return to school. With having such a busy life, I never thought I would have time for school. The main motivation for me returning to school is my child and mother. In this paper, I will discuss some of my past life experiences and future expectations using the adult development theories. I grew up in a poor family household. My dad and mother separated when I was two years old. Therefore, my mother had to provide alone for me and my other siblings. She cleaned houses and cooked for a living. Neither one of her jobs paid much, but it was enough to get by. I would say that I was closer to my mom than the other siblings. I guess it’s because I was the youngest. My siblings and I got along well most of the time. However, we did have our disagreements at times, like normal children do. But, our mother was strict, and did not allow us to hold grudges for too long. I looked up to my oldest brother, Deon and he was positive role model to me. My mom taught me how to respect my elderly and instilled in me positive morals. I was also taught how to clean the house inside and outside. She always said, “You need to learn to do these things, because you may someday have a family of your own. I learned to be obedient toward my mother. She did not mind disciplining me and my siblings if we did not do so. I was raised on a farm; therefore, most of our food came from animals. We had chickens, hogs, cows, etc. MY LIFE 3 Another thing that taught us obedience was

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