My father raised me on democratic principles. He embraced the taxes he got out of his union paycheck for the greater good of the people in our country. My father embraced unions, union work, dues, and taught me about the dangers of non-union and what "Right-To-Work" meant. My father taught me about the importance of being in a union, and to always made sure my career would have a union to join. My father taught me about health insurances, taxes and what they meant.

My mother on the other hand, taught me about the America that was more conservative. My mom was always proud to say that she got to vote for Reagan- not once but twice. My mother wanted a strong America that relied on hard work, much like my father's work ethic. My mom felt that Americans needed to work as hard as her husband, and now her daughter and not rely on money that was given to the people who weren't working as hard, or staying on welfare because it was the easy thing to do. Growing up, my mom wanted lower taxes so she could have more money to spend on the things I wanted or needed.

These two different views in my household made me the person I am when it comes to politics. I love unions, union work, and the prevailing wage. But I also want America to be secured and have my taxes go to something that would benefit my hard work. I always referred to myself as a Democrat, but then this election season made me realize that I'm not as democratic as I thought I was. Yes, a lot of my believes stem from the left, but I also lean heavy to the right. I guess I'm more middle-right. But I owe a lot of my beliefs to not only my family, but my boyfriends family, My boyfriend's father would always ask me "why are you liberal when you like guns, you work three jobs, and go to school with no aid from the government?". And then I realized that my beliefs do have some right-sided.

I then realized that with every election, it doesn't matter which side you are on. It deals with how you are raised at home. My parents weren't overly happy with the outcome of the election, but are still giving President Trump a chance. My father along with teaching me the left sided viewpoints, taught me to work hard and not rely on government to control my life. My mom taught me to use my smarts to go to school for a major that I would get a job where I can provide for myself and my future family.

But to the liberals who are scared and protesting, this isn't the liberal way. I would know, because I grew up a liberal. You can be scared, but that means that you're not relying on the strengths you have yourself. Be smart, research and work as hard as you can these next four years. Because in reality, we can't change anything without changing and growing ourselves.