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“What baby?”

“The Smith baby. How many babies have you taken,” Dad snaps.

“Haley, she’s a baby. You kidnapped her and hid her here in our house for over a week. This is how far we’ve gone to protect you. We can’t do this anymore. This isn’t fair to us. You’ve taken advantage of our love for you and it’s time we put ourselves first. We warned you what would happen if you didn’t return the child to her parents. We gave you more time than we should have. Do you know what it’s like to have to debate whether to protect your daughter or protect the community from her?”

“She’s not here anymore, is she? I told you I was taking her somewhere safe when I left with her.” Liam’s apartment was safe, but not for him. “She was returned to her parents. No harm done. Relax.”

“Someone could have caught us. They would have held us responsible. I took care of that little girl while you just left her here with nothing. Did you think any of that through or just flyoff on another bout of retaliation? You could have come to talk to us first. We would have tried to help you through this.”

“But you did help me through this. You were an accomplice, and by all legal means, in support of my actions. How would I think what I did was wrong when you let me walk out of here thinking it was right?”

I could never do anything wrong. If they’d ever made me feel like there was something wrong with me, I would have known something was wrong and I would have been subjected to a life they didn’t want for me. It makes me wonder what they would have done if I had some kind of disease. Would they have tried to cure me themselves and hope for the best? How is any of what they did a sign of love? They set me up for failure in life. I shouldn’t have to feel bad for them now.

Dad glances over at the phone sitting on the writing desk behind his chair. I’m sure now that it’s too late, he would like to call the police.

“You’re right. We shouldn’t have let things get this far with you,” Mom says through sniffles. “We struggled with what to do but told ourselves we were doing the right thing by protecting you.”

“Well, I guess there’s a lesson in this for all of us: When it becomes hard to speak the truth, it just means you’re still lying to yourself.” I stare down at my pistol, truly wishing they hadn’t put me in this situation.

FIFTY-EIGHT

THURSDAY, JUNE 29TH 9:00 PM

[Page 3] Haley Vaughn

Case Study:Ethics and Decision Making within Social Work: Long-term consequences of children under the influence of adult psychotherapy through observation.

Main Point:

A lie is an intentional false statement made by a person who is trying to conceal the truth. Ethics are a moral logic to support one truth—the only truth. Therefore, in favor of fortifying ethical psychological treatments, there can only be one side to every story.

Per the case study subjects of[SUBJECT A] vs. [SUBJECT B], one child was raised being fed only truths and the other with only lies.

[SUBJECT A: EXPOSED SOLELY TO TRUTHS]Raised to believe the truth deserves praise, even when there is an undesired answer.

However, the constant use of the truth can cause eternal emotional pain and cause psychological confusion.

[SUBJECT B: EXPOSED SOLELY TO LIES]:Raised to believe the world is a perfect place. Constant lying can cause problems like confusion and unrealistic views. This form of parenting can result in psychological abuse.

Consistent honesty can encourage a world with less candor. The truth can hold more weight and be used as a rebuttal for self-defense. However, the truth requires proof and trust following a history of being known for honesty.

In contrast, consistent truths can eliminate the idea of hope, damaging a person’s ability to create goals that may appear unattainable.

Lies can create a bottomless well of possibilities, detracting a subject from adapting to a common reality. Deception can be used as a weapon, inviting a retaliation of the same nature. Lies can create optimism and hope, making daunting goals seem more easily achievable.

[SUBJECT A]: Study Scene 1:

[SUBJECT A: EXPOSED SOLELY TO TRUTHS]parents were honest with subject even if it might have caused emotional distress.[SUBJECT A]heard their mother verbally regret having a third child, as it was taking her attention away from the other two children.

Observation Fact:

[SUBJECT A: EXPOSED SOLELY TO TRUTHS]presented a solution for the mother.[SUBJECT A]told their parents that they took the baby to the ocean for a swim and the baby never returned.[SUBJECT A]was telling their parents a lie, opposing the way they were raised.

SUBJECT B: Study Scene 1

[SUBJECT B: EXPOSED SOLELY TO LIES]grew up being told lies by their parents to shield them from the harsh realities of the world. As a result, they struggled to accept negative outcomes.

[SUBJECT B: EXPOSED SOLELY TO LIES]admitted to taking the baby out of revenge and causing their parents to become accomplices in the kidnapping. Now, the parents must decide whether to lie or teach their child about honesty.[SUBJECT B]spoke the truth as punishment to their parents when learning they were always fed lies.

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