Blog Post #14 A

"We don't have to look like everyone else, Tally, and act like everyone else. We've got a choice. We can grow up any way we want."

I think it means that you get to choose who you are, not get thrown into it. You have a choice about who you want to be. Just like I chose to be silly, and my brother chose to be a nerd. It's your own choice, and if you're not that smart, like my brother, you get stuck with a bad decision. Just like my brother did.