Thread:Lucky107/@comment-4059927-20171227100613/@comment-26358727-20180101170558

I don't know how the minds of other people work, but I think people of any age or from any walk of life have the ability to form meaningful human connections. Age is less of a factor here, but that notion is exactly what I love about writing within the Bully universe. The entire hierarchy at Bullworth Academy is just begging to explore the dynamic of seemingly opposite characters learning to understand each other not as the labels they wear, but the human being underneath. That's what a 'coming of age' story is all about; self-discovery in that important transitory period from child to adult.

That sounds a lot like where you were in your life when you were in a relationship with Courtney, and even though the two of you are no longer together, that you triumphed over the pressure you faced and still maintain contact today seems to suggest the story had a happy ending. Factor in how hard you pushed back against the pressure of your family and it seems like you also walked away from the relationship having learned a lot about yourself. Everything you've told me reads like a story just waiting to be written. ( :

Ah, see, now that's the stage in my life that I never went through. I never felt the desire to defy my parents, so for the past twenty years of my life they've always known exactly where I am and who I'm with. They both drink quite frequently and I know they both have a not-so-secret history with substance abuse; they were seriously rebellious as teenagers and both lived away from home for an extended period of time because their parents couldn't handle them. It's not like there's this crushing fear of disappointing my strict and by-the-book family, but I guess growing up hearing about their childhood made me want... something different from my own.