Yes. My family judges me. They are actually of the opinion that I don't have a life and therefore can't write anything worth anything anyway! How's that? I am already thinking of ways to avoid the holidays. It's gotten worse since I haven't got anything else to say that I've been doing - you know, no "I'm studying, I'm writing essays, I have an internship." No "excuse," in other words. And you have fit in by virtue of having had relationships. Plenty of people have always been in relationships where they don't actually fit with their partner. That is the norm.

I can't. It's "the only dream I ever have." It would be easier if it wasn't, but it's never been a choice for me. It's the only thing I enjoy doing. But I feel like it conflicts so much with what I know would be healthier for me. Writing IS mopey for me. I've always had a love/hate relationship with writing. It has been a cause of great angst in my life.