Kaur1
SimranKaur
Psych
LisaCarr
InterviewQuestions
Iinterviewedmysister,whois14yearsofage,forthisinterview.Sheansweredallthequestion
inthefollowingways:
1. Ascomparedtomypeers,Imaturedaboutontime.Duringpuberty,thereisagradual
changeofmyheightandstrength.Myperspectiveaboutmyselfhaschanged.Itendtobe
moreconsciousofwhatI’mwearingandhowIactaroundothers.Thereareother
hormonalchangestoo,likegettingagitatedwhenIdon’tgetsomethingthatIwant.Ido
havetemperissuessometimes.Theonlythingaboutmyphysicalchangethatworriesme
orcausesinternalstress,ismyheight.Sincemygenesareverytall,Iamalreadythe
tallestinmyclassandsodon’twanttogetmoretaller.Eventheboysinmyclassare
shorterthanme.No,Idon’tfeel​thattheinternalstressesthatmanyrelatetopubertyare
exaggerated.Meandmyfriendsusuallytalkaboutthisandweallattimeshavefelt
somethingthatisnotpertainingtoourpersonalitybutjustthelittlehormonalchanges
occurringtoourbody.Forexamplemyandmymomsometimesdon’tgetalongwith
somesubjects.Idon’tlikeheropiniononsomethingandshedoes’ntlikeminebutatthe
endofthedayIknowsheisright.
2. Ilovemyscienceclass.It’sveryentertainingandplusIhaveallmyfriendsinthierso
thatmakesitmorefun.Theteacherisnicetoo.Ilovehercompanymostlybecausesheis
verylenientoneverybody.TheclassthatIfeeliswasteofmytimeisPhysicalEducation.
Kaur2
Ihaterunningandexercisedaily.ThesunisonmyfaceandIgetsweatyreallyfasttoo.
WhatImostlyhateisgettingtiredafterthatbecauseallmystrengthandenergyisused
upinthatclass.Iusuallyspendabout23hoursonmyhomeworkdailyafterschool.I
haveballetpracticeat5everytuesdayandthursday.Also,I’mindifferentclubsand
schoollikenationalhonorsocietyclubandleadershipclub.Themostimportantthingthat
Ilearnfromtheseclubsisteamwork.Iamintheprocessoflearninghowtocooperate
withotherteammatesandunderstandingtheirpointofview.
3. Iusuallyhavemyphonewithmeeverytime.Aftercomingfromschool,Ijustspend
about1hourwatchingashowonmyphoneandthendomyhomework.Afterdoing
homeworkIambacktotheelectronics,eitherwatchingTVoronsocialmedia.Soabout