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At a very young age our parents begin to slowly teach and develop our moral and philosophical views. Parents are constantly trying to change and criticise our appearance, culture, religion, and political viewpoints, but one thing our parents can never change about us is who we fall in love with. I believe that love is blind, it sees no color. Many things are able contribute to your future for example a good education and an understanding background of your surroundings, but who you love is not determined by your parents, it is truly determined by your heart. Growing up in a little deserted town named Charentsavan, Armenia my mother never really experienced the diversity and development that I receive now. She was never taught about religious freedom, everyone is Armenia is …show more content…

Another aspect of our lives were affected when we came to America because in the Armenian culture, we are taught to marry only in our race. I never understood that because if you do not marry a white Armenian, you will be a judged and will soon be a stranger to your own family. I moved to America at a very young age, I was 7 and ready to take over the world. Being a first generation to grow up in America my mother began to slowly learn and adapt to the modern society in which I was living in. In 2010, I went to my best friend's family reunion, my best friend is African American and that was never a problem until that day, when I fell in love with her cousin, Pierre. Something happened to me that day, I fell in love with a boy who was completed different from me. He stole my heart with his kind smile, curry black hair, and his smooth chocolate skin.

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