This would honestly be a reasonable enough excuse on why the OP was set in his ways from something like this. Once you're conditioned to something it takes a hold on you. How often does a person really question a habit they learned at a really early age?
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This would honestly be a reasonable enough excuse on why the OP was set in his ways from something like this. Once you're conditioned to something it takes a hold on you. How often does a person really question a habit they learned at a really early age?