Jane Is An Undergraduate Student At A Private University

Jane was not only resented but also lacking any kind of love to balance her out. We know this right away when she is reading her book and she notes "there were certain introductory pages I could not pass quite as a blank. They were

Elizabeth loved her parents dearly and showed great compassion and care for them all throughout her life. Her parents on the other hand, may have loved her, but they were not fully capable of taking care of her and her sister the way they needed to be taken care of. Instead, Liz was left tending to and watching over her own parents, especially her mother. As a child this was acceptable for Liz because she always wanted to be involved in her parents life and had a great need to be needed by them. However, the lifestyle she was brought up in due to her parents’ condition hindered Liz from receiving all possible opportunities when it came to her education. Liz’ parents were rarely in their right mind to consistently reinforce the importance of school or necessitate attendance and performance. They were incapable of being role model parents or anything close and as a result the usefulness of school was not strongly present to Liz. Furthermore, whenever Liz did attend school it was majority filled with bad experiences. Any money that came in contact with her parents were spent on cocaine instead of food, plumbing, clothes or anything else essential. Liz was bullied for being unkempt, smelly and overall… Living in poverty with

Sarah’s mom suffered from effects related to diabetes and passed away and her father passed away from cardiac dysfunction. Also, Sarah and her husband begin to have problems with her marriage. In her early 40’s, I decided that Sarah and her husband were in an unhealthy relationship and needed to file for divorce and live separate lives. She begins to focus more on herself and being with her children and close friends after the divorce. Ten years later, Sarah finds a new romance and is again married. At this point in adulthood, Sarah’s children are all grown up at this point in adulthood. Hannah graduated from school, gotten married, and has a child named Lucy. Sarah’s other child Will, has gone to college and is attending a top-ranked program for engineering. Sarah’s health must be watched closely during this stage in adulthood because previous stressors in her life caused significant weight changes earlier on in adulthood. As Sarah enters late adulthood, she comes to terms with her identity and is always finding new ways to engage in different

Jeanette’s father is a man that is extremely smart in science and math, and an amazing storyteller, however he drinks/smokes way too much and can be very abusive. Her mother is a religious and tough woman, who could live with basically any situation and will go through with something until it is done. Jeanette’s tone to her parents, however, is not of happiness, but instead sadness, because of the father’s behaviors, and her mother’s stubbornness to stay with him. The tone towards their actions from Jeanette is dismay, because for almost all of their actions, both her mother and father don’t think about the consequences before they

Ingrid is a social worker, wife, and a mother who lives in a two story colonial home with her husband and two daughters, aged 8 and 15 years old. She was active in the school of her children, serving on committees and volunteering to read in the classroom. She attended to church habitually, though her husband did not accompany her. Her interests included swimming, snorkeling, and hiking. Not only was she close to her immediate family, but also maintained frequent contact with her college friends living throughout the country. As well, Ingrid requires moderate assistance with most of her basic activities of daily living (BADL).

Growing up as a child, Janie did not have a mother or father figure in her life. "'Tain't Logan Killicks Ah wants you to have, baby, it's protection” (Hurston 28). Her grandmother, Nanny, wanted her to live a better life than her mother. Janie believed that Logan was not the person she wanted to be with, but wanted to please her grandmother’s wishes. Janie had learned that even though she did not love him now, later on in life true love would find her. Once Janie and Logan were married, months had gone by and she was afraid that she would never fall in love with him. She had decided to give her grandmother a visit to confess how her love for him is still not there. Despite the fact that Janie was just trying to find a way out, her grandmother sent her off to give love time to unfold.

Tina Hildebrand is a 72-year-old woman who lives in rural Manitoba with her husband John. For most of Tina’s life she lived on the farm with her husband, and moved 10 years ago to a nearby town closer to their children and grandchildren. She is very active in the community through her church, volunteering at thrift stores and cooking for community events. In her spare time, she enjoys her sewing group and attending sporting events and concerts. These activities have been a constant throughout Tina’s life, now she just has more time to devote to them. Tina practiced as a nurse for a few years but as soon as she and John began to have children, she chose to stay home with them. As a young

Jane Doe is a junior at Riesel High School. She is very involved in a variety of high school activities including; FFA, athletics, cheerleading, and band. Jane and her younger brother have attended school in Riesel since kindergarten. Her father is a police officer in Waco and her mother is a hairdresser. She says her family is a middle class family when compared to others in the Riesel community. She said she was taught the importance of knowing the difference between needs and wants at a young age. Jane feels that quality her parents instilled in her will be beneficial for the rest of her life.

The Hearst’s are a working class family who lives in the suburbs of upstate New York and are Catholics that attend mass every Sunday. Olivia (20) white female, attends Commonwealth university, parent are John Hearst (46) white male, Mary Hearst (44) white female, they have another child Samantha (19) white female. The Hearts are very well known in their living and working environment. John and Mary always made sure that their daughters stayed active in their school academics and after school activities. Mary’s parents are deceased and John’s parents, Ann (68) white female, and Bob (69) white male live in Florida and are retired. Mary’s mother who is deceased had some psychotic symptoms after given birth but never seeks medications nor help from a psychiatrist.

Many of the symptoms Jane experiences within the text closely resemble the mental illnesses known as postpartum psychosis and postpartum depression. First, it’s important to understand the differences between the two. Postpartum psychosis is described as someone who may have, “extreme difficult time in responding emotionally to a newborn baby” (Vann). On the other hand, postpartum depression is, “moderate to severe depression in a woman after she has given birth. It may occur soon after delivery or up to a year later” (Berger).

Samantha came from a hardworking, family oriented, working class of community involved family members on her father’s side. Her paternal grandmother, Joanne Smith, pushed her four sons to be respectful, always work for what you want to receive, and always remember where you came from, therefore, Samantha’s father Brian decided to get his associates degree in architecture with a full-time job at Glenmark Construction to attain a career and pursue to be a part owner of the business. Samantha also came from an east coast, working class, intelligent, Norwegian based family on her mother’s side. Her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Bensen, worked at a bank while her grandfather, Kenneth Bensen, worked in a laboratory that manufactured mechanical circulatory support for the heart and lungs called cardiopulmonary bypass. Kenneth and Elizabeth pushed their two children to achieve a higher education, never give up, and never disbelieve in the talent that is given to you, thus, Samantha’s mother Christine went to Indiana University for undergraduate and graduate school, receiving her Doctorate in Law to pursue a career in criminal justice as a chief prosecutor in the state of

However, both of her parents were doctors, and were too invested in their work to spend time with their daughter. Whenever her parents took impromptu work trips, she was always left in the guidance of her nanny, who was more of a mother to her than her biological one. Jane never truly understood what it was like to have a family, due to her parents frequent absences.

As Jane begins to become more of an adult, she becomes to have more of

This is made obvious by the subjective reflections of the now grown daughters as they write about their relationships with a distorted and one-sided view. “When individuals describe and evaluate an important relationship, this “accounting” of the relationship imparts meanings to the events, actions, and emotions of their past history, their present interactions, and their anticipated future together.” (Bojczyk, Lehan and McWey) This is how they identify their formative years and how they identify themselves as daughters to their mothers. Sufficed to say, despite the differences in perspective and experience, it is nearly impossible for the mother-daughter relationship to be clinically reviewed, they are heavily subjected to the author’s opinions and reactions to their mother.

Jane is a 22 year old single white British female who lives with her parents in a house outside the city. She is heterosexual and has had a boyfriend for seven years. She feels unable to discuss her issues with her boyfriend. Her parents both have mental health issues and Jane does not feel able to talk to her mother about her problems. She has an older brother she has a good relationship who lives with his girlfriend, a four hour drive away.