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TIMELINE:
1. Two summers ago on a Thursday night after we went out for dinner, my best friend Julia received a phone call from her mother, who has suffered from alcohol dependence syndrome for years.
2. Her mother told her that she had signed up for Alcoholics Anonymous classes, was feeling much more exultant and energetic, and was overall in an extremely better condition.
3. The following Saturday, while Julia was taking a shower, her mother called, and because of our very close relationship, I answered the call.
4. She was clearly at the bar with friends, drinking and very intoxicated. While talking to me, she had very slurred speech and I couldn’t even understand what she was saying a majority of the time.
5. I was astonished and …show more content…
The struggle continues to this day, except her mother is in an even worse condition. She lost her job and lives with her boyfriend, since she lost custody of her daughter years and years ago after becoming violent and shattering Julia’s phone. Her boyfriend is completely providing for her and doesn’t encourage her to stop being involved with alcohol. She consistently goes to the bars, calls my best friend, intoxicated, and lies about her improving condition. Julia is constantly giving her advice, and relaying my advice to her, but alcohol dependence syndrome is very difficult to overcome. The only difference between present day and that memory from two summers ago is that I personally experienced it, not Julia.
FEELINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY UNDERSTANDING OF TRUTH:
I felt like I told a white lie by not immediately telling Julia about the phone call she received. She absolutely had the right to know, especially because it had been a long lasting struggle between her and her mother, but I wanted time to think about the situation and how I would properly handle it. I had an unlimited amount of emotions regarding the fact that I didn’t tell her at first, including guilt, anger, confusion, hurt, and sympathy. After I told Julia about the call, she had expressive emotions and was very upset about the deceit from her
TIMELINE:
1. Two summers ago on a Thursday night after we went out for dinner, my best friend Julia received a phone call from her mother, who has suffered from alcohol dependence syndrome for years.
2. Her mother told her that she had signed up for Alcoholics Anonymous classes, was feeling much more exultant and energetic, and was overall in an extremely better condition.
3. The following Saturday, while Julia was taking a shower, her mother called, and because of our very close relationship, I answered the call.
4. She was clearly at the bar with friends, drinking and very intoxicated. While talking to me, she had very slurred speech and I couldn’t even understand what she was saying a majority of the time.
5. I was astonished and …show more content…
The struggle continues to this day, except her mother is in an even worse condition. She lost her job and lives with her boyfriend, since she lost custody of her daughter years and years ago after becoming violent and shattering Julia’s phone. Her boyfriend is completely providing for her and doesn’t encourage her to stop being involved with alcohol. She consistently goes to the bars, calls my best friend, intoxicated, and lies about her improving condition. Julia is constantly giving her advice, and relaying my advice to her, but alcohol dependence syndrome is very difficult to overcome. The only difference between present day and that memory from two summers ago is that I personally experienced it, not Julia.
FEELINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO MY UNDERSTANDING OF TRUTH:
I felt like I told a white lie by not immediately telling Julia about the phone call she received. She absolutely had the right to know, especially because it had been a long lasting struggle between her and her mother, but I wanted time to think about the situation and how I would properly handle it. I had an unlimited amount of emotions regarding the fact that I didn’t tell her at first, including guilt, anger, confusion, hurt, and sympathy. After I told Julia about the call, she had expressive emotions and was very upset about the deceit from her