Conformity Thoughts: Part 1

I've always thought that "going against the grain" was a personal choice that would result in at least some backlash, or else everyone would do it- doing whatever you want while also being socially accepted. However, now that I think about it, a lot of my family has done what is not expected of them. My father majored in theater in college againt his parents wishes, both my grandmothers got married at 18 to older men against their parents wishes, and my mother went away to college against my granmother's wishes. These topics will all make for an interesting discussion about generation gaps and the necessity, or lack of, to conform to the former generations ideas.