Does Everyone Sin?

I try so hard to do the right thing. Sometimes it seems impossible. I feel bad when I snap at Mom but I get so frustrated. It’s not right but I can’t help it. Will I ever get to the place that doing the right thing will just be automatic and I won’t have to worry about it? Somehow I doubt it. Maybe it’s just a part of being human. But that almost sounds like an excuse doesn’t it.

—Nicole

CHOICES

Things are so messed up. The choices that Mr. Gottesman made and Dad made are affecting everything. Not that Dad did anything wrong, but did he even consider Mom and me? Sometimes I wish God would just make all the choices for us.

When Does a Person Become a Person

I’m so confused. I thought I knew what I wanted to do to take care of my problem, but now I’m not so sure. Somehow what’s inside of me is not an it any more. It’s a person. When does a person become a person exactly? What does it even mean to be a person? It’s scary to be responsible for someone else, whether they live or die. I need to think about this some more.

—Lucy