Task #001
People who have influenced the life of Sarah Norcross.
Sarah Bethany Norcross was raised, at least in part by five people; the first and foremost being her father and his strict, Focus on the Family - led corporal punishment methods. âThe Reverendâ, also known as âReverend Doctor Norcrossâ, was how, much to his dismay, all his female children now refer to him, all having picked this up from his eldest adopted girl (and Sarahâs oldest sister), who used this overly formal manner of referring to their father as a means of subtle disrespect, which, unfortunately for The Reverend, gained the respect of all her younger siblings, including his two sons, even though they only called their father âThe Reverendâ behind his back. Â
Though Sarahâs three older siblings, Mercy (adopted), Jordan and Leah, were pivotal in the raising of the younger children, including Sarah, as was Sarah in the raising of her three younger siblings, they arenât included in this particular collage, being that it was The Reverend and his religious influence that framed Sarahâs psyche more than anyone else; The Reverend was absorbed in his church and parish, and Mother was a passive lady, who poured herself into the foster kids, most of whom were babies. Â The submissive pushover of a ârole modelâ that she was didnât gain her the respect that her biological kids had for Mercy. Â High expectations were held of Sarahâs mom, much like they were for the Norcross children; she was expected to provide elaborate home cooked meals in a timely manner on a strict schedule, and the kids were expected to pull their weight.
Strict housekeeping and babysitting responsibilities werenât the only things imposed on Sarah and her sisters; a major emphasis was put on their sexuality, or, more specifically, their virginity. Â Sarah suspected that she wasnât the only Norcross child who was actually wearing her promise ring when she lost her virginity... she wouldâve given it to the guy sheâd first put out for as a trophy, but chose instead to wear it up until she moved out of her parentâs house.
The second person featured in this postâs collage was the guy Sarah swapped v-cards with. Â After latching onto one of her foster brothers who was placed with the Norcrossâs multiple time as his folks repeatedly lost and and then regained custody of him, this guy considered Sarah his ârockâ because of her (relatively speaking) âwell adjustedâ upbringing, coming from (what he perceived, anyway, as) an âidyllicâ home. Â Â
Sarah got around a little in high school, using her sexuality as a means of obtaining control over her own body autonomy - and thus freeing herself and her sexuality from her fatherâs control - but she kept coming back to the same guy, and they went to college together... however, immediately before moving back to Devilâs Point, Sarah broke off the relationship for what she intends to be forever.