It's Time to Rise out of the Ashes.

I couldn’t fit all of this in your little answer box, so here it goes. Honestly it was a really hard process for me. Because my family is really “religious” (I hate that word, because of all the connotations) I was really afraid of my mom hating it and hating sam. I hated feeling like I wasn’t sharing with her something that made me so happy, but at the same time I felt that if I did share it with her, she was going to be unhappy, and want me to give it up. And then that creates an entirely new conflict. Ultimately, I talked with my mom. And she wasn’t happy, and we fought about it for a while, and it caused a lot of animosity. But, finally there came a point in our relationship were she realized that I had to grow up. She realized that I am a smart girl, who has her head together. She finally came to the conclusion that she has to let me live my own life. She gave sam the time of day and realized what an incredible person he is, now she adores him, and would probably be mad at me if I broke up with him. hah. But, It was a real breakthrough point for my mom and I. If he makes you happy Taylor, and he is someone that means a lot to you, you should really talk to your mom about it. Because you’ll feel a lot better, and it at least gives you and your mom a chance, an opportunity, for improvement. If you keep putting it off, you’re putting off even the idea that things can change. You’ll be a lot happier when things are out in the open. If you’re hiding something, you’re proving you have something to be ashamed of, and you don’t, so don’t hide it. Why should you?