Recently my family and I have gotten into a fight over what my life looks like now. I have a boyfriend whom I love, and I know (as does he) that we will eventually get married. We do have sexual relations, and my parents (and older sister) don't believe in pre-marital sex. And neither did I, but I know that I will be spending the rest of my life with this amazing man. My family (namely my mother) is now becoming very hostile towards him; she doesn't want me to spend as much time with him and thinks that he should see other people, and maybe he should, but that's for him to decide. He took some pychology classes in college and he has noticed (in his personal life and in his friends' lives) that if one side of a relationship (their family) is less accepting and open, then the person will naturally gravitate towards the other person's family. And I find this to be true, because the other night I was so scared of what my family thought of me, that they might yell at me even. But my boyfriend is so wonderful at allaying my fears and comforting me.

Rebellion can have many different faces; I believe that a person's family and their beliefs can definitely constitute what a rebellion in that person would look like specifically.

I just made an account as a result of searching for online writing contests for me to enter. Amidst the whirring of the gears in my mind, I realized that it had honestly been quite a while since I had really written anything. I have a particular story idea that I've been developing; I have characters, a story outline, and I've played numerous dress up games in order to give myself a visual picture of what my characters look like (my favorite part of creating any story really). I have started numerous fanfictions over the years (ranging from Harry Potter, to The Avengers, and Firefly), but never really finished any of them. A few years ago I started writing my first book, and I had writing more than ten chapters when a couple of things happened in my life that really influenced my writing. The story I had been working on, I had (subconciously) embedded my (now) ex-boyfriend into the main love interest. I've kept many of the same elements (time period, namely) in the story I am working on now, but I feel as though I've really hit a wall, creatively, and I'm hoping that joining a writing community such as this will help me improve, develope, and polish my writing skills.

Thank you so much for reading my post! I appreciate any comments you might have about helping my creative juices start flowing again.