Although we both came from the South, our experiences growing up were very different. However, where we come from does NOT fully determine who we become in life. It impacts us, but it doesn't define us. We have the ability to hold on to the good influences, but we can also reshape and redefine the negative ones or ones that we don't agree with or embrace. We are living proof of that concept! After all, how can a White Gen-X Hippie Rock Chick and a Black Gay Polished Millennial become BFF"s if that wasn't the case!!!!