29/40 - Breaking "Bad"

Two events happened around the same time in my mid-twenties that upon reflection were two of the most important moments for similar reasons, even if with different constituencies in my life, one set personal and one set professional.

Both events put me on the outside looking back in from two groups that had assumed I was a card-carrying member of their way of life. When I made decisions that revealed a different point of view or a different path than what they'd expected of me, I was quickly shown the door.