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Jeff Breuer's Infancy Stages

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Infancy Stage My dad, Jeff Breuer, was born on December 24th, 1947 at St. Elizabeth hospital in Chicago. He was born a fraternal twin. However, my dad was a surprise to his parents Albert and Bonnie. His twin brother, Barron, weighed over nine pounds and my dad weighed less than two pounds. Thus, my dad was not discovered during my grandmother’s pregnancy. Due to my dad’s weight and having the umbilical cord wrapped around him, stayed in the hospital for an additional six weeks.
Theories. As a result of my father remaining in the hospital for the first six weeks of his life, he missed out on the crucial intimacy that happens between a newborn and their mother. Freud’s position is that if an infant is deprived in the oral stage, they have …show more content…

My dad’s family lived in a middle class neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago until he was in sixth grade when they moved to Deerfield. He grew up protestant and attended church every Sunday. This continued until he was in eighth or ninth grade when him and his brother were confirmed. After confirmation, his family no longer went to church. The dynamics of his family are vague. Although he does not say a lot about his relationship with his mother or father, he does express a strong disliking for his brother. No reason or specifics is given for the two of them not getting along, but as far back as my dad can remember, they never did anything together; not even played with the same neighborhood kids when they were …show more content…

Early in his childhood, his dad told him he would need to stick up for himself because of his small stature. This attitude carried through high school and into his college years. He was always in trouble with the parents of the kids who he fought. One of his earliest memories was when he was five or six years old. The father of a boy whom my dad beat up hung him on a hook in their garage for what he says was over four hours. He was only let done once his father found him. My dad had to apologize to the boy and the boy’s father which my dad said he “hated” to do. Despite my dad’s explosive behavior, he was never in trouble with the law; he was however always in trouble at school. My dad did not like school and therefore he put in just enough effort to pass. My grandfather received an executive position within his company and decided to move his family to Deerfield when my dad was in sixth grade. Part of his decision was in hopes to help my dad stay out of trouble. The move, according to my dad, did not bother him. He said he had no problems with making friends, even though he was really picky, and was always a popular kid. Additionally, he had played baseball in Chicago and after the move his dad would drive him down one day a week so he could continue playing. This went on until he entered high school and switched

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