- Do you think Tommy made the right decision choosing not to get treatment? How would you approach weighing the factors he had to consider—quality of life versus quantity of life—if you were in his shoes? And what about his choice to spend his last weeks at the beach? Where would you spend your last days?
- A lot of parents and teenagers have tough relationships. Do you think the way CeCe and Alexis saw each other was fair? Without Tommy’s illness, do you think they would have been able to repair their relationship?
- Alexis didn’t want to get married because she equates the legal bond of marriage with her parents’ relationship, which was nothing like hers and Tommy’s. Why do you think she changed her mind in the end? How do you think this will affect CeCe’s future views on marriage and relationships?
- Alexis has two best friends—Jill and Becky. Her friendships with each woman fill very different purposes in her life. What are those purposes? Do you have more than one best friend? If life has ever brought you all together, did everyone get along?
- CeCe has a moment when she realizes that Tommy isn’t just her dad, but that he’s also his own person. At what moment in your life did you realize that your parents were more than just your parents?
- What did you think of Tommy’s decision to see and forgive Monica? If you were Alexis, would you have been okay with having his ex over to your house?
- Do you think Alexis made the right decision taking CeCe to California? Why or why not?
- Where do you think Alexis and CeCe will be in five years? Ten years?
