Forgive or Not to Forgive, That is the Issue

     Ethical dilemmas of any kind are difficult, especially when you are having to make an important life decisions. This is true in a major life-changing event in my life. When I was 16-months-old, my birth mother decided that she was no longer fit to take care of me. She made the decision to give me up for adoption. Lucky for me my grandmother and step grandfather decided to adopt me. As I grew up, I had a lot of animosity against my birth mother. Now that I am older and wiser, I have to make a decision on whether or not to forgive her for what she did.

     When making any decision, I always try to choose the option that is going to have the best outcome for both parties. I try to be honest, compassionate, and have courage that I am doing the right thing when making decisions. The courage part if most defiantly true in this case.

     When making this certain decision, I had to ask myself ,"Was what she did for me really the best thing?" After asking myself this, I had to sit down with her and gather all the facts. I have heard many different stories from different family members, but I have never sat down with her face-to-face to speak about this issue. She gave me all the details of her life at that time, even ones that I didn't really care to hear about. However, these details would make my decision a little bit easier. After learning all the facts, I had to ask myself another question, "Is it gonna to be in my best interest for me to forgive her, and how will it make her feel if I don't?" Finally, after long thought, I had made my decision. I decided to forgive her. I went to her and let her know that I forgave her and understood why she did what she did. We are now trying to rebuild our relationship. It is a little bit rocky at times, but no one said  it would be easier.

     In conclusion, ethical dilemmas are never easy to make a decision. In my case, with the help of gather all the information and my religious beliefs, the decision was a little bit easier to make. Now, it makes me feel better knowing that I was able to forgive and it makes my mother feel better that she was forgiven.

                                                                  Work Cited

Behrens, Laurence, and Leonard J. Rosen. Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum. 13th ed.,             Pearson, 2016.

Who Am I?

     Who am I? I am a mother, a wife and a stay at home mom. I do read on occasion, but only if it is something that catches my eye. I enjoy reading romance novels or anything to do with modern medicine. I have a daughter named Trinity, who just turned 2 in January. She is an absolutely amazing little girl and has helped me grow in so many ways. I try and read to her every night so that she can develop a love for reading.  I recently became a newlywed in May for 2017. I can honestly say that I married my best friend; he is also be best father I could have asked for my daughter to have. I recently became a stay-at-home mom so that I could be closer to my daughter and focus on my schooling. Success in school has always been one of my goals in life. I have receive my Medical Assistant Certificate from York Technical College, and now I am in school to get my Associates in Nursing. I worked at Palmetto Medical Group for a little over a year before I decided to become a stay-at-home mom. I enjoy reading for pleasure. I normally read romance novels like The Notebook or the Twilight sages. I also like reading articles about modern medicine since I am in the medical field. I find it both educational and intriguing. I do not have a very exciting life, but it is mine. It makes me who I am.