My mom has constantly shared snippets of stories from her past with me, so I have been given a glimpse into what her life was like before she had me. I have constantly been intrigued by the stories that she has told me, so when this project was assigned I wanted to learn about what she considers her hero’s journey to be. Before talking to her, I would not have imagined that she considers her hero’s journey to be having my sister and me.
It wasn’t until my mom was in her early thirties that she even considered having kids. Before then, she had gone through her life with the idea of not having kids at all. That changed when a few of her friends started having children. At first, it didn’t prompt any emotion or feeling out of her until more and more of them started becoming pregnant. ”That triggered something in me, like, I don’t know, primal, and I wanted to have kids. I knew I wanted to have kids. I don’t know that I wanted to have multiple kids… but I knew I wanted to have a child.”
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It didn’t take long for my mom to become pregnant, only two months, but at first, she didn’t know it was happening. “I was having horrible stomach cramps, really terrible stomach pains for gosh, two weeks, really I didn’t feel well. And finally I just couldn’t take it anymore, my stomach hurt so bad. A Friday night in the Emergency room sounded like such a bad idea, but sure enough, I went and I had an ectopic pregnancy.” When the doctors had first asked her if she was pregnant, she had been sure that she wasn’t, but after a series of tests they determined that a) she was pregnant, and b) she needed emergency
Have you ever been told that you couldn’t have a kid? Well, Kathe Hoch of Sinking Spring, PA did, she got told when she was younger and was really disappointed. From that point on, she never thought she would have a kid in her life. She also realized she had a lot more responsibility after having a kid than before she didn’t have a kid. Kathe did not think life after a kid would be different but now she says it is a lot better and different with a child. Kathe Hoch was a good student at the Governor Mifflin School District. She didn’t really like math but she loved English. Kathe looked up to be a veterinarian or a teacher growing up but never became one. A baby her was like chocolate to a little kid. 14 Years ago in 2003, Kathe gave birth
The story of my mom telling her mother is now a story that the entire family laughs at. “She slowly got up and walked towards her car, she then drove off quickly. She apparently went to the liquor store because she came back within a few minutes with a daiquiri in hand. She comforted me, and told me everything would be okay.” Through the nine months, my mother’s life was full of doctor appointments, the purchases of several baby items, and the planning of her
The day a woman is told that she is pregnant is the day that woman becomes a mom. To most women that title is the best thing that could ever happen to them. Experiencing the joys and fears of a pregnancy isn’t something that can be explained to someone that hasn’t ever been pregnant because there is something so unique and close to the heart that others will not understand. A mothers one and only true prayer for their new bundle of joy is that they are born happy and healthy with ten fingers, ten toes, two eyes, a cute button nose, and a smile to die for. Regrettably some women’s worst fears come true when they go in for an ultrasound of their baby and are told that something could possibly be wrong. What’s next? How do they protect their
In 1990, two beautiful baby girls were born, one on the western world, the United States of America and the other on the developing country, somewhere in remote areas of Nepal. 1990, the era of the beginning of the Third-wave feminism, advocates the reproductive rights (access to contraception and abortion), zero tolerance in terms of violence against women including rape, domestic violence and sexual harassment, and workplace matters like glass ceiling, supporting single mothers by means of welfare and child care, respect and fair maternity leave policy for working moms. The parents in the United States felt so blessed and lucky to have an angel and completing the meaning of family in their lives. She was given access to and provided with
For empty nesters, the past decade has likely been a whirlwind of excitement. The kids are now grown and on their own, but preparing them for this journey was challenging and exhausting. Many parents who have recently became empty nesters have found that their retirement planning goals are now demanding their attention.
Shortly after my mother got married, she discovered that she would have to struggle a long time to have children. Additionally, two years after getting married, she almost died when she suffered an ectopic pregnancy, which is when a baby starts grow in the Fallopian tube, eventually causing the tube to burst and losing the baby. This left her completely heartbroken, she had always dreamed of having children and she was very scared that she would never had any. After this tragedy, she became extremely depressed, “I felt like I would never get to have the one thing I wanted most, which was to have children.” Fortunately, my mother finally got her wish thirteen years later, having her first son, followed by twins two years later. These two
Samantha, a fourteen year old teenager became pregnant in High School. The teen didn’t realize she was pregnant with twins. Samantha’s body was too weak to carry both, so she lost one of them. Burying one of her babies at such an early age was devastating. Samantha was faced with several issues at the same time. Her parents were also on drugs, which didn’t help with being pregnant as a teenager. This was a lot for Samantha to deal with. Samantha didn’t realize the responsibilities that came along with having sex,
My mother and I waited for a couple hours while Loera was being checked. We thought we were just going to be sent back home but turned out that she was two centimeters dilated and she would be going into labor soon. I was extremely shocked, I did not expect that it would be the day I would have become a father. I called more family and within hours we had more support. Finally we were in the delivery room, and the nurses kept coming in and out and checking to see how she was doing. Something did not seem right. About eight hours passed and her water had not broken so they decided the doctor would have to do it himself.
Almost everyone associates the title ‘hero’ to somebody with superpowers or someone famous, but that isn’t always the case. Sometimes it’s the ones close to home that have the biggest impact. Who take their own time to do something extraordinary, for someone else. That’s what makes them a hero to me. And my hero, that has impacted my life in so many ways is my sister. My older sister, Alicia, has impacted and changed my life in so many ways. People always say that younger siblings look up to their elders because we can’t do what they do. I always thought it was because of age and how when you got older you can do more, and it partly is. From age you gain wisdom and that experience makes you who you are. My sister showed me that, and without my sister I don’t know where I’d be today.
Since I was a little girl it has been my dream to be a mother. The idea of being able care and nurture for my own child meant the world to me. Over the years I babysat and nannied for multiple families filling my ‘baby craze’. As a young woman; it never crossed my mind that I'd actually become a mother so soon. I thought I had everything going for me with my education and working in my field of study. Being in the oblivion of my tunnel vision, in the height of working full time,going to school full time and dating my husband; I felt so sick but was too busy to figure out the truth so I dealt with it. Day in and day out I experienced no appetite and morning sickness without making the connections. The first doctor's opinion was concluded to be an underactive thyroid. After that method not working I decided to get a second opinion. When I heard those famous words ‘you're pregnant’ a swarm of mixed emotions flew upon me. I knew for sure I wanted to keep this baby I had longed for my whole life- but I was afraid! I was afraid of being a disappointment to all of my family and to myself. At my first OB appointment I met the most wonderful woman- Jennifer Guthrie who assured me that I truly had become a mother. Hearing the heartbeat of my unborn child for the first time, filled my heart with joy and my eyes full of tears! Keeping quiet about such a huge secret was the hardest to hold in.. I received just the reaction from family that I had anticipated. At this time
As a little girl, my friends and I carried our topheavy baby dolls around the house in a such a fashion that would give a real infant shaken baby syndrome. When we played with our Barbies, we emulated several “ideal” milestones, such as finding a boyfriend, getting married, and popping out a few kids, whom we fed through tiny, plastic bottles. My best friend and I even went as far to write lists of our favorite baby names, organizing them by gender. For the longest time, I wanted my first child to be a girl named Charlotte, or Charlie for short. How strange it was to fantasize over having children while still being a child myself. Yet, as the years went by, my vision of the future changed. My desire to have children declined but I hid these newfound feelings deep under the surface of my rebellious mind, as it was an unpopular opinion to be opposed to procreation.
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My mom and dad are heroic figures because they are bold and fearless in the face of daunting trials, both of which they faced as children. My mom was born in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 10, 1970; she was only AGE when she had to move to Arlington for her father’s job. By the time my mom started high school in Atlanta, Georgia, she had moved a total of four
However, my grandma didn’t become my hero until I was six years old, when my parents got a divorce. Before the divorce, life was simple; my father had a steady job making enough money for my mother to stay home and take care of my two brothers and me. In addition to staying home and taking care of us, my mother also homeschooled us. We lived in a big house in a nice neighborhood surrounded by friendly families. Our lives were like this for more than half a decade, and this is how my family expected our lives to remain.
The day I found out I was pregnant is a story out of the ordinary. It was a cool February night, I was the pitcher on the mount for my high school softball team. It was the ninth inning, with two outs and a runner on third. I threw the pitch and the batter bunted high. I ran to catch the ball, meanwhile the runner on third base was running for home. The runner and I collided, I fell under her and she stepped on my shoulder with her cleats. I was in so much pain and bleeding the only comfort I felt at the time was that we had won the game. After the game, I was taken to the hospital. While sitting in the emergency room at the hospital, I started to feel nauseous and dizzy. I remember sitting in a cold room and crying because of the pain. Finally, I was called in to be examined, the doctor and told me that he recommended an x-ray. The nurse quietly asked me when my last menstrual cycle was and if there was a possibility of being pregnant. I was shocked and embarrassed. I replied why would you ask me such a question. She said, it is a routine question and because of the x-rays the doctor ordered.