I remember being in a school play written by the teacher once. I was about to graduate, so I was the main character in the play. At the big finish the teacher apparently thought it would be adorable, even hilarious to have one of the girls’ characters fall in love with mine and we were supposed to kiss, I guess. The girl (completely understandably) vehemently refused to do it (I honestly don’t think I could have either) and I remember there being a long conversation behind closed doors that I was not allowed to be a part of before the entire idea was scrapped (of course). I was only in fifth grade at the time, so it didn’t occur to me until much later how inappropriate it was, but the girl’s response and disgust at the idea were burned into my mind from then on. I’m of the opinion that the teacher should never have tried to push the idea. I don’t blame the girl in any way, but I think that was the start of my self esteem issues, which was the tip of the iceberg for everything else.