We are raised a certain way--to think a certain way, like certain types of media, even enjoy certain activities.
As I get older, I realize that that is only one layer to my personality. The adult version of myself is expanding to like whatever I want. My nature begins to take over and I add new things to my upbringing. My personality, my persona is becoming many-layered and I expand to be my own person.
I realize that it is normal and healthy to grow into yourself. For example, my mother loves historical fiction. I was raised with it and enjoy it as well, but I also really love fantasy. Harry Potter was one of my first brushes with this genre and now I love it to pieces.
It can be difficult for your family to understand your new found loves, but if there is mutual respect between you and them, you can nicely transition into being you. Your own person.
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