Evelyn
Evelyn
Who'd have thought it at the grand old age of 42 - living with my mum! All jokes aside she has been absolutely amazing these past few months especially with all she has had going on with Aunty Daisy's death and looking after Derek and then the op and everything. Times have been tough for all of us, I can't believe quite how many problems can haunt one family, though I know Mum thinks that most of them are down to me.
I have to say Mum is absolutely brilliant with the girls particularly since we moved back in. I probably don't tell her as often as I should (mostly because she never tires or reminding me). I worry about how having all these changes have affected Sarah and Kate and now they have to do the rest of their growing up without their dad. But on the other hand maybe it is best off that he is out of the picture, for all the good he did for them... and me. On the face of it Sarah seems to be doing OK and is her usual excitable self, but she did idolise her dad, it must be tough on her. I don't really know what I should say to her to protect her from the situation, he abandoned us thinking the grass is greener. I think it's hard to know what to do and in the most difficult moments whether I can really do it all on my own ... I shouldn't admit that really should I? I try to get by but I'm just not very good at sorting everything out it can be so tough.
I guess I need to steel myself for the moods and hormones that take over teenagers and Sarah is well on her way with her latest pop obsession. Oh I remember those days! Well if I think I have got worries with Sarah - it is Kate that gives me the sleepless nights. What am I going to do with her? I thought she was the sensible one amongst us all, I thought we had taught her OK, how to be careful and look after herself. She has this bright future and then ..now... can you believe it she is going to have a baby and the dad doesn't appear to be around, not that she will say a great deal about it. What are we going to do? I know Mum thinks I am not helping the situation much but then mum would think that.
On top of everything else I have got an interview for this new job next week. I am trying not to get my hopes up and they probably wouldn't want me anyway but it would make such a difference if I could get a bit of money and get out from under mums feet have a bit of a life of my own - you would think I was the teenager wouldn't you!
• Using Erikson's model of psychosocial development, what is the stage Evelyn experiencing? How can you relate this to her narrative?