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  • Essay / Is it more fun to be an adult or a child? - 921

    Introduction: Subject 1 is a 26-year-old woman suffering from mental and physical problems. Who lives with his sister, mother and father in an apartment. Subject 2 is subject 1 mother. This subject is 57 years old and still cares for her adult children as if they were children. Subject 3 is a 69-year-old woman who lives with her husband and two dogs. The three subjects are my friends who I have known for over 5 years. I spent approximately 3 hours with Subjects 1 and 2, and I spent an hour and a half with Subject 3. All three subjects were interviewed in person at their homes. Topic 1 (S1) Topic 2 (S2) Topic 3 (S3) Questions: 1: Is it more fun to be an adult or a child? S1: adult, no curfew. S2: Being an adult is hard when you have kids, but she wouldn't change a thing. Being a kid was fun. But having children is advantageous because you can take them with you and you can be there for the important milestones. S3: As an adult, you can still have a juvenile side, but children don't have adults all the way. Question 2: Where do you see yourself in 10 years? S1: get married, have a job, live in a big house with 5 children. And 2 dogs and a parrotS2: Hopeful still does what I do now, taking care of the children. And help them overcome life's difficulties. S3: like coming full circle in your life. I am looking forward to the next life and waiting for heaven.Question 3: What have been the most important days of your life so far?S1: Losing your grandfatherS2: Getting married and having your 2 children. These two things made her life worth living S3: graduating from high school, getting married, having her children, waiting for Jesus as her savior, and seeing myself get my licenses. Interviews 1 and 2: These two subjects were interviewed together as a group. .... middle of paper ......eliance. She will consider it as if she had fallen. Subject 3 I put her at stage 8, late adulthood. Where the crisis is integrity or despair. I put her in the integrity part because every question was a happy memory and no questions arise where she questions herself or her decision. His decisions are for the greater good of all those close to him. Conclusion: I learned that mental illness can cause major setbacks in the way people think and behave. After talking to Subject 2 about her daughter, Subject 1. After the interview, I learned that doctors had put Subject 1 into the state of mind when he was 10-12 years old. Subject 2 stated that because of all of Subject 1's problems, the doctors couldn't say for sure how old they thought she was or if she would ever be able to completely change her mindset. After learning this information, it confirmed my idea of ​​his situation in life..