{Writing} About a Boy

Use one or more of these prompts inspired by the film About a Boy (based on the novel by Nick Hornby) to create a New Post on your own blog of at least 250 words...Include an image.

• "No man is an island." (John Milton, not Bon Jovi)
• What is the point to your life?
• godfathers/godmothers
• Single Parents Alone Together
• "I am not a sheep."
• kids are cruel
• "Did you know when I was born I would be a vegetarian?"
• lies are hard to keep track of
• when children have to "look after" their parents
• going to work=having a purpose in life
• such a thing as too much free time?
• kids see through adults' games and BS
• "It happens, and I wish it didn't, but that's life, isn't it?"
• new shoes=cool
• holding a cigarette=cool
• family dynamics at holiday gatherings
• "He thinks he knows what kids need:  expensive footwear and vulgar music."

P.S. The actor playing Marcus grew up to play this character...
Recognize the recent film that some say is a twist on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?