Its My Decision

It’s My Decision

Growing up with a family like mine was exciting. We always seemed to be having a party every other weekend and being raised by an enormous Hispanic family made it all much more memorable. I was always close to my cousins and I even had a few friends I would consider my brothers. I have never had a conflict with any of them till this day and always kept it cool by not favoring anyone to avoid arguments. However when I was younger my mom faced some problems with one of my close family friend’s mom. He’s name was Ismael and he has been a brother who I consider family since birth, I couldn’t just sit and bear to watch this happen. Later in time she had another argument with one of my younger cousin’s mom that lead to a disagreement that could have jeopardized our family relationship.

They ended in bad terms with both of their mom's (occurred in different times) and till this day she keeps holding a grudge. I won't explain what they argument was because it's completely irrational and absurd of what went down. However I will explain that throughout time she did one of the worst and selfish things that anyone could have done, and that was to keep me from going to their houses or even spend the night, like we use to as kids. It frustrated and infuriated me because I had absolutely no part in what had happened. Why was I the one to be dragged and partake in this disagreement?                    
             I never asked my mom what she feared of and I absolutely didn't care. Whenever I went over to either of their houses, their mom’s treated me no different than before all this happened. When I was old enough to take a stand and speak for myself I told my mom respectfully that no matter if she hated or thought I was betraying her she or anyone else could not keep me from seeing and hanging out with those who I care for and consider family. I couldn’t just see 18 years of friendship or my cousin’s relationship shatter like a million pieces of glass just to try to assemble it back together. I wasn’t going to let it go to waste so easy. Family is a powerful meaning in my life and I can't have anyone decide what's best for me. I'm not telling anyone to disobey their parents, I'm just saying follow your heart and fight for what's right.