Growing up I was never a part of a religion; my mother was never religious and my father never kept up with his religion. A lot of my other family was religious and sometimes I would go to church with my aunt, which belonged to a catholic church. I remember being very young and loved going to Church with her because it made me feel like I was closer to god and I felt like I was a part of a strong family. When I had my daughter when I was nineteen I had her at a catholic hospital. I remember when two women came in the room asking what religion I was and I told them I did not belong to a religion. The two woman looked at me differently; I remember feeling out of place and different in a bad way. I have always wanted to belong to a church and now that I am an adult I guess I could say I have just been to lazy to find one that is right for me. I do not think religion has shaped who I am, yet my beliefs are simple - I believe in God.
Race was very important to my father; I guess you could call him racist. I honestly hate admitting that but its just who he is. As a child I remember hearing very rude comments he made towards and to black people. It always made me feel extremely uncomfortable. I was never allowed to be friends with black people. To this day my father is that same way; he has not changed at all. I on the other hand am nothing like him. I am not racist at all. Oddly, through my father I saw how to not judge a person by their color because to me that is just their outer shell and has nothing to do with how we are inside.
As I look back I guess Culture has shaped who I am without me realizing it. My nationality is very important to me because I love this country so much. Without have a confirmed religion I still have my beliefs. Lastly, my race helped me see that its not about what color we are, everyone is different from the inside.
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