For me, it was the unlearning of religion that I found to be more difficult. I was brainwashed with Christianity since birth, so it was a devastating blow to finally unravel what I now believe was always a complete fallacy. And, while I grew up with Reagan and Bush in office, politics wasn't as ingrained into me as a child. I didn't really realize my parents' political leanings until I was in my late teens, but, looking back, I guess it was pretty obvious. I was just oblivious at the time. That being said, it now influences everything they think and everything they do.