I've been told many times in my life that I’m a late bloomer. When I was in high school I didn’t mind being told that, I actually liked it; I thought it was one of my more defining characteristics. As a teen, my friends and I glorified the age of the Sixties – we simulated free spirited, wandering hippies who chased after having a good time. As one can tell of my pre-adulthood years, to be coined as a “late bloomer” was more of a compliment to me as I was trying to embody som