There is no question in my mind whether nurture plays a huge role in someone’s development; it played a huge role in mine. While I don’t let my past define me, it changed the way I view the world. My childhood was once a happy one, but not a lot of happy things last in my lifetime; that I figured out all on my own. On the other hand, nature explains why I act the way I do. I’ve been in denial for a while now that I inherited genes from my parents because I don’t want to be anything like them. I’m terrified I will become an alcoholic like my mother, so I don’t drink. I don’t buy lottery tickets because my dad compulsively believed I was his lucky charm when he played the slot machines; forcing me to go with him and witness the greed consume
