Adolescence began during the middle school years and ended after the end of high school. This period of time was a time of discovery. A time to define who I wanted to be and not who others wanted me to be. It all started with a sailor's mouth, everyone at school was surprised that I went from being quiet and shy to being outspoken and having a previously unknown personality. My mother stopped working right before high school and began getting involved in the lives of all three of her children, encouraging us in everything she could. However, in high school, I began to rebel against the clothes I wore without my parents realizing, drinking, and other activities I never knew were mine. I also started playing more sports, working hard to succeed in school, and finding the friendships I wanted. The greatest moment of revelation and self-identity was when I realized that although I chose my faith, I would not choose everything I was taught as part of my faith. The biggest problem was the controversial gay issue in my family. My family believes that you should be nice to homosexual people, but that they are sinning and that you should not associate with them as more than acquaintances. When I managed to form my own opinion, my beliefs differ completely from their opinions, to the point that my closest friends are homosexual and I find nothing morally wrong with their orientation. It