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The Life of Lavina Kindlon
Lavina Kindlon
PSY 202
Instructor Humphrey
August 11, 2013

Outline---Lavina Kindlon
I. What my family was like growing up? A. Middle-class family B. The middle child of five kids C. Parents were happily married D. Parents both disabled & had a hard time making ends meet
II. Things I remember about my childhood? A. Fishing on Salem Lake with my dad B. Holidays spent with my grandma C. Sunday afternoons spent with my family
III. What were my educational experiences? A. Importance of education from my parents B. Graduated early from high school C. Started college at the same time as my oldest son
IV. What I wanted to do after high school? A. Go to East Carolina for College B. Become an Elementary school teacher C. Get married to Dale Murphy
V. Do I have my own family now? A. I am married to an awesome husband B. I have three kids C. I have two step-daughters D. I am a grandmother

VI. My greatest achievements so far... A. Making the decision to go back to school B. Raising my oldest son C. Becoming the mother and person that I am

The Life of Lavina Kindlon

Throughout life I have had moments that I believed would have defined me, but I believe also …show more content…
I become a young mother and raised him as a single parent. He has flourished into a wonderful, smart, and respectable young man. I do not ever look back and wonder what if I made a different choice in life. I realize that you are only faced with what you are able to handle. That sometimes you have to make the hard decisions and grow up fast. In the long run it is going to make you a stronger person and due to the life experiences I was faced with I become the person and mother that I am
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