"It can be but at other times it's certainly allowed me more freedoms than most kids and I still plan to do what they want for me," Ash admitted. It didn't sound all that bad, the future his parents had lined up. It saved him some trouble, that was for sure. But at the same time it was problematic he found something he was interested in that went against what his parents wanted.
He added, "But no world is perfect, that's for damn sure. Except yours. You make yours sounds pretty nice. So what's the deal, Lyra? Where's the downside in your world?"