New to Kos, Republican turned Democrat

keithcfh11

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Monday January 18, 2010 · 12:10 AM PST

2010/01/18 · 00:10

Hello all! My name is Keith and this is my first diary. I have been lurking here for about three years, but due to my own fear of being criticized, have never posted a diary. This is not meant to be an informative diary, but just a little moral boost of what all of you are capable of. About three years ago I thought that I was republican, only due to my families hardcore religion. I am from a small town called Burkburnett, TX. I was raised as a southern Baptist, but never really shared there views. My family, as much as I love them, can be very racist and very intolerent to homosexuality. But my Mom and Dad, my Mom being from Maine, and my Dad just a kind person, never really shared those views either. They always taught me to be kind to everybody, no matter what there skin color. But my mom died from Leukimia when I was 13 years old, and my Dad started drinking again. Needless to say we went from being well off to very poor overnight because of the hundreds of thousands of dollars we owed to her medical bills. After that, my dad refused to take over the family business, and we had to live with my grandma and grandpa while my dad worked long hours. Follow me below if you want to hear my story.

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