What Makes Me Who I Am Today

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I was raised in the medium sized town of Dayton, Texas where everybody knew everybody. My family was always busy as I was growing up, but we learned core values to help us in our futures. Although going through many hurdles of my youth, I stuck to faith and always had support from my immediate family, teachers, and extended family to push myself to become who I am today.
My parents both had businesses of their own; my father owning a trucking business and my mother having a dance studio. They both worked long hours everyday to be able to provide for our family. My parents have always been people to teach by example. My father would never just let me watch when he was teaching me how to perform something. He has always made me do it myself so

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