And nothing ever did, for the most part. Now, as a teenager, I look back on my life, and notice that I seek out change, and I approach it with open arms. One of the things that I pride myself most in, is my ability to accept challenges, and most often, welcome them. There are few things that I find exciting in life, and one of those is change. While I am no warrior princess when it comes to facing adversity, I do see myself as someone who embraces my setbacks, and can find a silver lining in them. Similarly, Boo faces a strange, yet significant hurdle in her life; being trapped in a parallel universe as a child, where monsters exist and humans are unwelcomed. She was never scared, never confused, and always encouraged others to do the right thing. As a child, I remember reciting lines of hers and wearing my hair in pigtails, unaware that in the future, my character would so closely resemble hers.
I know that I want to be known as someone who is never scared, who always makes the right decisions, and is fearless, but I think that I still have a lot to learn, from Boo and from myself. Although Buzzfeed may think so, I am not a warrior princess, nor do I wish to be. I need to learn to be happy to be myself. That is one of many things I still have yet to learn from