Once I was 5 and tried to pay for a purple lucky rabbit foot keychain in pennies. The woman at the counter just about laughed herself out of the store. It was the first time I had ever purchase something alone and I was proud of it.When I was 8 I gave up on my love of classical music. Britney Spears enthralled me in a way Chopin never could. Her CD bounced in the plastic bag by my side as I beamed...