I was thinking about this a while back...I don't know of anyone who is straightedge (or indeed drug free) who has a brother/sister or parents who are too, and this struck me as interesting, mainly because there are many other values within families that are shared. Siblings also tend to have similar life experiences and peer groups (although of course this is very variable with age). It would also seem that sharing of ideas like this would be something natural within families as brothers and sisters can learn alot from each other.
Obviously, I realise that these are quite general statements as every family is different, but I still think it's interesting.
If you agree that more than one straightedge person in a family is a rare thing, why do you think this is? Because straightedge is quite an extreme stance which is not analogous to other 'shared family values'? Because of intrinsic differences in music tastes? Something else?
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