I've always grown up in a very liberal and culturally diverse household, my mom being a very dark Honduran and my dad being a white American made me see things from the perspectives of multiple races. During my life, I've grown very attached to democratic beliefs and I have remained fairly aligned with my parents on many of their views as they are often grounded in facts or personal experiences.
I am by far the most athletic member of my family, I am often out of the house playing frisbee, soccer, tennis, etc. This is different from my brother who is always holed up in his room playing video games or my sister who spends hours a day taking naps. My dad specifically has never pushed any of my siblings to do any sport with a belief that a lot of sports are unfair to the poorer kids who cannot afford to join high level teams or have personal trainers and that these sports team shouldn't be supported as they are made to exclude those unable to afford training. I have never received any training in any of my favorite sports (besides football in middle school) and I excel in almost all of them due to my dedication to working hard on my own and perfecting skills. I don't believe these sports are unfair to anybody as they can all be done by those who work hard to create strong skills. This belief is one of the few I believe I differ on with my family. I don't ever speak up about the importance of athletics to my family, however I have personally pushed my little brother to get out more and work to make sure he remains fit and healthy with an athletic lifestyle.
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