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b e n Depends if I'm Tobey Maguire's uncle. I'm surprised my kid hasn't made you quit, honestly. Whose your favourite student?

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G R A C I E He tries his best to. Is this a trick question? Does Mila have access to your messages?

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b e n Nah. I have an Android and she's bitter about it.

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G R A C I E One of my favorites is Jake Hillman, he's gay but from a super conservative family. Can't wait for him to escape to college, though I'll miss him so much.

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b e n Why do you think you get along with him?

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G R A C I E He lives vicariously through books, as I always did as a kid. What was it like being popular?

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b e n I didn't really think about it at the time, but it was probably easier for me. People were nice back, it might of not been genuine but I never had any difficulty with anyone.

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G R A C I E I'm sure it was genuine. As easy as it is to call popular kids and their friendships fake when you're an introvert with intense one on one friendships, I don't think that's really true.

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b e n Yeah. It all sort of fell apart when Mila got pregnant. Actually, more so for her than for me. It was really hard on her.

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G R A C I E I can't even imagine. How'd your parents take it at first?

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b e n They weren't happy. Didn't expect it.

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G R A C I E Haha, you could probably write the book on parents of teen parents and title it ‘Not Happy, Didn’t Expect It’.

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b e n Well. They sat me down and asked me if it was what I wanted. It wasn't, but it was what Mila wanted and there was nothing that could be done about that. My dad didn't talk to me for a week. My mom couldn't look at me without crying. They made me get a job, made me go to school still. They kept my ambition in check by offering a great support system.

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G R A C I E That’s next level parenting, they set a great example. What would you do if Noah got Chloe pregnant?

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b e n The same thing, probably. But I was definitely easier to manage.