Autobiography for History

Seth’s Snapshot
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By: Seth Snapshot Autobiography

My Birth Story

Here is my birth story. While I was in my Mother’s belly, she had her prenatal doctor’s appointment at Kaiser Permanente,
Harbor City. She was told she was 2 cm dilated, so she thought I’d be born that day. But it went totally different. Instead I came out 48
hours later! My mother had contractions which were very painful and the doctors didn’t give an epidural, instead she was given only
nubain. As my Mom pushed me out, I could start to see light. But I was getting light headed because my umbilical cord was wrapped
around my neck, and my parents said I was purple at the time. Because I had accidently wrapped my neck with the umbilical cord, my
Dad wasn’t able to cut the umbilical like the Dad normally does. The midwife asked my Dad if it was okay for her to cut it and he said
yes! Obviously. After she cut the cord I was seen by everyone in the room which was: my Mom, my Dad, grandma, and my brother.
Later on, all my relatives came to see me. Kind of overwhelming. So after all that, I had to stay at the hospital for an extra 2-3 days due
to ABO incompatibility, I became jaundice and had to be monitored. Finally, I got to go home and become the 4th member of the
family.

Being A Big Brother

A life experience that shaped who I am is an ongoing thing, this is being a big brother. This responsibility requires being a good
role model and helping my sister with things in her life. This is a perfect example that has tested my anger. We have our ups and downs,
but its super stressful when we have our downs. Our downs mostly revolve around her not listening, and me not realizing what will
please both of us. This has taught me to come up with solutions that will please others, while still getting what I want. Also, since I want
to be a good role model, I want to make decisions that she can learn from and hopefully follow. Also, I get to help her achieve great and
simple things. Like helping her memorize her multiplication table, or being a good softball player. Lastly, this ongoing experience has
taught me and still is teaching me to be selfless.

Getting Injured

An important life event that has shaped me was when I injured my arm from overuse in throwing motions. I had pitched a 5
inning game which is about like 50-70 pitches. My arm was sore like anybody’s would be. I iced, and re-iced, my normal routine after a
game, but what really kicked off the pain was when I had basketball practice the next day. Basketball isn’t really known for overhand
throwing, so I saw no harm. But it was the little one-arm passes that hurt me. Now that you know what happened, here’s how it shaped
me. I learned to not feel sorry for myself. I had to learn to accept that I couldn’t throw and find out what else I could do. This was
working on batting and the new position I was put at to stay in the game, first baseman. The worst part was that I wasn’t progressing in
the healing process as fast as I would like to have been. This was because I didn’t prioritize my arm. So, I learned to set my priorities
straight. I have to thank my dad for helping me throughout the long process. Within this experience, I learned 2 things, 1, don’t feel
sorry for yourself and do nothing. And 2, set your priorities straight to focus on what is essential. This is what allows me to achieve even
during hard times.

Facing Stress

An important life event that shaped me was about a year ago. I faced about five projects that was stressing me out. I looked to
my parents for help like always. They helped me see what I had to do. This was realizing that all this work was for the better first of all.
I was really against all the work given to me but it was up to me to realize that it was for the better. Once I accepted that, it became ten
times easier. Now that I had figured out the metal part of my stress, I had to figure out how to balance out this work. Once again, I
looked for help from my parents. They showed me how I should plan and manage my time. Throughout this whole time I learned how to
realize the cause of my stress, and use my time more efficiently. I now try to get things done as soon as possible to lessen the stress by
just having to worry about one less thing.

About the Author

Seth Joseph Manansala Zalamea was born at Kaiser Permanente, Harbor City, on February 10, 2005. Seth is a 13 year old
baseball player. He loves this sport the most out of all sports but still enjoys playing the others, like basketball and football. A hobby
that he enjoys is playing the ukulele. Seth is the second child of 3 in his family and has a handsome dog that is a mix of Australian
Shepherd and a little bit of Husky. He loves to spend time with his dog and also trains his dog. Seth’s dream is to first play baseball in
high school, then play in college, preferably Stanford, and most of all become a Major League Baseball player, preferably on the Los
Angeles Dodgers. Lastly, Seth’s favorite baseball player is Clayton Kershaw. Other hobbies Seth has is snowboarding with his family,
and creating art.