Lifespan Development Going back forty-five years is not an easy task to complete because I cannot remember some of the finer details of my childhood. I know I was born on a hot August afternoon in the year of birth in the birthplace of the city and state. My mother was just twenty-two years old at the time and was already the mother of two children, I was her third child. My father was twenty-one and already a workaholic, I know this because my mother constantly reminded me not to be like that. My mother and father were good parents and tried to give us the best education possible. My father was the type of person who believed he had to provide and protect his family, and he did a great job of doing so. Throughout my teenage years, as far back as I can remember, my mother had a driving influence on my development. She is a good person and mother with an iron will and a stern manner, and I believe she was one of my first role models. My father also played a role in my development. He instilled in me the morals and values I have today and I thank him for that. Unfortunately my father died thirteen years ago before I had the chance to tell him. My brother and sister also influenced me. I always admired my older brother because he was so independent and free while we were growing up. He always took time and played with me and taught me things, he was the person who actually taught me how to write my name in cursive the first time. My sister...
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