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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Can be quite mouthy towards her mother, though she's going through her own issues due to her age.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's immature and morally sketchy for a mother but she does try to make sure her kids have a better life than her.
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* {{Womanchild}}: Can be extremely petty for a 32 year old, somewhat justified as she only had Ginny at 15.
* WouldHurtAChild: When Georgia learns Austin is being bullied at school, she takes her son over and has him punch the bully in the face before she herself grabs his bloody nose and threatens to break it if he tells anyone. Georgia then cheerfully returns the sobbing child to his mother.
* WouldHurtAChild: When Georgia learns Austin is being bullied at school, she takes her son over and has him punch the bully in the face before she herself grabs his bloody nose and threatens to break it if he tells anyone. Georgia then cheerfully returns the sobbing child to his mother.
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* {{Womanchild}}: Can be extremely petty for a 32 30+ year old, somewhat justified as she only had Ginny at 15.
15 and didn't have the most well-developed childhood during her formative years.
* WouldHurtAChild: Downplayed - When Georgia learns Austin is being bullied at school, she takes her son over and has him punch the bully in the face before she herself grabs his bloody nose and threatens to break it if he tells anyone. Georgia then cheerfully returns the sobbing child to his mother.
* WouldHurtAChild: Downplayed - When Georgia learns Austin is being bullied at school, she takes her son over and has him punch the bully in the face before she herself grabs his bloody nose and threatens to break it if he tells anyone. Georgia then cheerfully returns the sobbing child to his mother.
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* TroubledButCute: A classic example. A good-looking and enigmatic loner who is struggling with a FreudianExcuse, falls in love with the main heroine, and she loves him back.
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* TroubledButCute: A classic example. A good-looking and enigmatic loner who is struggling with a FreudianExcuse, FreudianExcuse and suffering from depression, falls in love with the main heroine, and she loves him back.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Ginny doesn't like to be called her full name, Virginia.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: Ginny doesn't like to be called her full name, Virginia.
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* GenkiGirl: It's {{downplayed}} as she doesn't always act like this, but when in a good mood Max is bouncy extremely cheerful and energetic.
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!Main Characters
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* BrattyHalfPint: Can be quite mouthy towards her mother, though she's going through her own issues due to her age.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has her two faced moments but does try to be there for Marcus when he is struggling with depression.
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: She eventually picks TroubledTeen Marcus over NiceGuy Hunter.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ginny often shows anger, frustration, and disapproval towards her mother, but also admits that she loves her.
* BigSisterInstinct: She is very protective of her little brother Austin. Even at her worst, she never mistreats her brother.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: While she acts like the mature girl, she also has a selfish and two-faced side. Her friends directly accuse her of this when they discover she [[spoiler: slept with Marcus and kept it a secret]].
* BookSmart: One of the best students at school.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Can be quite mouthy towards her mother, though she's going through her own issues due to her age.
* ButNotTooBlack: Bracia notes that Ginny gets it a bit easier due to being light-skinned because she's biracial, while Bracia is a dark-skinned black girl.
* CallingParentsByTheirName: She often refers to her mother by her first name Georgia, although mostly when she talks about her to other people.
* FeminineMotherTomboyishDaughter: The tomboyish daughter compared to Georgia. Ginny usually dresses in a casual and tomboyish way. By contrast, her mother Georgia is usually stylish and fashionable.
* FreudianExcuse: She has a wild and irresponsible mother who made her constantly move around with no stability throughout her childhood. There's a reason why Ginny is messed-up and self-destructive now.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Ginny is ''very'' self-centered and always [[PlayingTheVictimCard plays the victim]] whenever someone rightfully calls her out on her attitude.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has her two faced moments but does try to be there for Marcus when he is struggling with depression.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Ginny doesn't like to be called her full name, Virginia.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Ginny is rarely called Virginia. This is [[DoNotCallMePaul also her preference]].
* TookALevelInKindness: In season 2, she is much less bratty and angry than she was in season 1.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: She is serious and mature compared to her reckless and irresponsible mother.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Ginny often shows anger, frustration, and disapproval towards her mother, but also admits that she loves her.
* BigSisterInstinct: She is very protective of her little brother Austin. Even at her worst, she never mistreats her brother.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: While she acts like the mature girl, she also has a selfish and two-faced side. Her friends directly accuse her of this when they discover she [[spoiler: slept with Marcus and kept it a secret]].
* BookSmart: One of the best students at school.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Can be quite mouthy towards her mother, though she's going through her own issues due to her age.
* ButNotTooBlack: Bracia notes that Ginny gets it a bit easier due to being light-skinned because she's biracial, while Bracia is a dark-skinned black girl.
* CallingParentsByTheirName: She often refers to her mother by her first name Georgia, although mostly when she talks about her to other people.
* FeminineMotherTomboyishDaughter: The tomboyish daughter compared to Georgia. Ginny usually dresses in a casual and tomboyish way. By contrast, her mother Georgia is usually stylish and fashionable.
* FreudianExcuse: She has a wild and irresponsible mother who made her constantly move around with no stability throughout her childhood. There's a reason why Ginny is messed-up and self-destructive now.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Ginny is ''very'' self-centered and always [[PlayingTheVictimCard plays the victim]] whenever someone rightfully calls her out on her attitude.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has her two faced moments but does try to be there for Marcus when he is struggling with depression.
* DoNotCallMePaul: Ginny doesn't like to be called her full name, Virginia.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Ginny is rarely called Virginia. This is [[DoNotCallMePaul also her preference]].
* TookALevelInKindness: In season 2, she is much less bratty and angry than she was in season 1.
* WackyParentSeriousChild: She is serious and mature compared to her reckless and irresponsible mother.
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Georgia Miller]]
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/BrianneHowey
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Downplayed compared to some examples. Georgia is in her early 30s and mentioned to have gotten pregnant with Ginny when she was 15, Ginny's current age, explaining their close age range as mother/daughter.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Georgia is a near-constant source of embarrassment for Ginny, such as teasing her about her dating life to showing up at school dressed like a model with a nice car, shining the spotlight on herself.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Georgia's main survival strategy. She puts on a pretty and smiling face... and then stabs you in the back.
* DudeMagnet: According to her daughter Ginny, Georgia has no trouble attracting men at all, which is not surprising given her beauty and charm. Georgia later even describes herself as a magnet for them.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: She is considered a blonde bombshell who is very attractive for the men around her.
* FreudianExcuse: It's implied that Georgia's immaturity can be linked to her TeenPregnancy with Ginny that led to some form of arrested development, leaving the woman as an immature adult.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Georgia is a near-constant source of embarrassment for Ginny, such as teasing her about her dating life to showing up at school dressed like a model with a nice car, shining the spotlight on herself.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Georgia's main survival strategy. She puts on a pretty and smiling face... and then stabs you in the back.
* DudeMagnet: According to her daughter Ginny, Georgia has no trouble attracting men at all, which is not surprising given her beauty and charm. Georgia later even describes herself as a magnet for them.
* EveryoneLovesBlondes: She is considered a blonde bombshell who is very attractive for the men around her.
* FreudianExcuse: It's implied that Georgia's immaturity can be linked to her TeenPregnancy with Ginny that led to some form of arrested development, leaving the woman as an immature adult.
* ObliviousToLove: Oblivious to Joe's fellings for her.
* ParentalFavoritism: Downplayed, Georgia loves both her children but she definitely gives more attention to Ginny than Austin, to the point she can be unintentionally neglectful of him.
* ParentsAsPeople: Georgia can be emotionally neglectful towards her children by being immature and irresponsible, but her heart is always in the right place and she does try out giving genuine love to her kids.
* ProudBeauty: Georgia is quite aware of her good looks, showing them off with outfits which show her cleavage and legs often, plus always making herself up before going out.
* StacysMom: Georgia is very attractive, which is noticed by boys her daughter's age and also by [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Maxine]].
* SympatheticMurderer: As far as we know, she killed three people. Two of them were abusive men that she killed to protect herself and her family. The third one was mercy killing.
* ParentalFavoritism: Downplayed, Georgia loves both her children but she definitely gives more attention to Ginny than Austin, to the point she can be unintentionally neglectful of him.
* ParentsAsPeople: Georgia can be emotionally neglectful towards her children by being immature and irresponsible, but her heart is always in the right place and she does try out giving genuine love to her kids.
* ProudBeauty: Georgia is quite aware of her good looks, showing them off with outfits which show her cleavage and legs often, plus always making herself up before going out.
* StacysMom: Georgia is very attractive, which is noticed by boys her daughter's age and also by [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Maxine]].
* SympatheticMurderer: As far as we know, she killed three people. Two of them were abusive men that she killed to protect herself and her family. The third one was mercy killing.
* WouldHurtAChild: When Georgia learns Austin is being bullied at school, she takes her son over and has him punch the bully in the face before she herself grabs his bloody nose and threatens to break it if he tells anyone. Georgia then cheerfully returns the sobbing child to his mother.
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Ginny's half-brother
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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Austin regularly displays this, an unfortunate consequence of emulating his mother Georgia. He’s quick to throw a punch at a boy’s nose as soon as his mom says to, stabs that same boy in the hand with a pencil, sets the garden on fire, refuses to talk for some time, takes a gun and shoots his father without a hint of hesitation, and according to Paul, is way too comfortable with an axe.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Austin regularly displays this, an unfortunate consequence of emulating his mother Georgia. He’s quick to throw a punch at a boy’s nose as soon as his mom says to, stabs that same boy in the hand with a pencil, sets the garden on fire, refuses to talk for some time, takes a gun and shoots his father without a hint of hesitation, and according to Paul, is way too comfortable with an axe.
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[[folder: Maxine "Max" Baker]]
!!!Portrayed by: Sara Waisglass
Ginny's best friend.
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* BrattyTeenageDaughter: To her mother Ellen. Max is a selfish and rebellious teenage girl who is prone to misbehaving.
* DeadpanSnarker: She is not deadpan like her brother, but is easily one of the snarkiest characters, as she likes to snark about everyone.
* DramaQueen: She overreacts when when she finds out that Ginny slept with Max's brother Marcus, being melodramatic and refusing to forgive Ginny for months.
* GenkiGirl: It's {{downplayed}} as she doesn't always act like this, but when in a good mood Max is bouncy extremely cheerful and energetic.
* HotBlooded: She is the most excitable and emotional in her group of friends.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite being self-centered and occasionally unreasonable, she genuinely loves her friends.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Max is only occasionally called Maxine in the series.
* PhoneaholicTeenager: Max jokingly says she'd have her phone surgically grafted to her hand if she could.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The fun-loving Energetic Girl, while her brother Marcus is the stoic and brooding Savvy Guy.
* TomboyishName: Max for Maxine, a slightly tomboyish lesbian.
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[[folder: Marcus Baker]]
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/FelixMallard
Max's twin brother and Ginny's neighbor.
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* DeadpanSnarker: He most likely gets his dry wit from his [[SilentSnarker dad.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Marcus may be a difficult person, but is also deeply upset because his best friend died of cancer the previous year.
* FriendToAllChildren: Marcus gets along well with Ginny's brother Austin and their cousin Caleb.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the first season, he is sort of a brooding jerk and a bad boyfriend to Padma, but he genuinely falls in love with Ginny.
* OnlySaneMan: Marcus comes across as this, having a reasonably deadpan reaction to most of what goes on around him.
* SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: The stoic and brooding Savvy Guy to his sister Maxine's fun-loving Energetic Girl.
* StalkerWithACrush: He climbs through Ginny's window the first day he meets her, even when they barely knew each other.
* TroubledButCute: A classic example. A good-looking and enigmatic loner who is struggling with a FreudianExcuse, falls in love with the main heroine, and she loves him back.
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[[folder: Abby]]
!!!Portrayed by: Katie Douglas
A friend of Ginny and Max.
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* FreudianExcuse: Her parents are divorcing (which has clearly traumatized her) and she's having self-image troubles (even taping down her legs to appear thinner and has an implied eating disorder). She also called for a meeting with her friends to open up about her negative feelings regarding this, only to be met with a KickTheDog moment by Ginny.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be as rude and selfish as Ginny and Max, but is not a bad person and has her caring moments.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: She and Ginny have moments of being terrible friends to each other.
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[[folder: Norah]]
!!!Portrayed by: Chelsea Clark
Another friend of Ginny and Max.
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*TheGenericGirl: The least developed out of Ginny's friends, and this makes her also the most harmless.
* SatelliteCharacter: She is another friend who hangs out with Ginny, Max, and Abby but we don't know much about her.
* TwoferTokenMinority: Played by a Filipina-Canadian actor and is adopted by white parents.
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[[folder: Hunter Chen]]
!!!Portrayed by: Mason Temple
A student who dates Ginny.
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* TheAce: He is popular at school, part of a band, and also a very good student.
* BigManOnCampus: He is well-liked at school, and one of the most popular guys, but never acts like a jerk because of it.
* LovedByAll: At least in-universe, he is liked by all the characters except Marcus.
* NiceGuy: A kind and thoughtful boyfriend to Ginny.
* NiceGuysFinishLast: Despite being a studious and popular NiceGuy, his relationship with Ginny doesn't last, because the one Ginny truly loves is bad boy TroubledTeen Marcus.
* RomanticFalseLead: He dates Ginny in season 1, but he was never meant to be the one for her.
* TokenMinority: Has East Asian and white descent, and is the only prominent boy of color at the school.
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!Adults
[[folder: Ellen Baker]]
!!!Portrayed by: Jennifer Robertson
The Millers' neighbor and the mother of Max and Marcus.
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* NiceGirl: Friendly and easygoing, and tries her best to be a good mom.
* StepfordSmiler: Behind her cheery friendliness, she has to deal with two teenagers like Max and Marcus, which is quite stressful for her.
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[[folder: Paul Randolph]]
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/ScottPorter
The mayor and Georgia's love interest.
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* ChickMagnet: It's stated that most women in town are attracted to him.
* NiceGuy: He appears to be a good-natured and caring person, especially to Georgia.
* OfficeRomance: He is the Mayor who gets involved with his assistant Georgia.
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[[folder: Joe]]
!!!Portrayed by: Creator/RaymondAblack
A bartender who has met Georgia once in the past.
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* DoggedNiceGuy: Silently pining over Georgia, and often helping her.
* NiceGuy: One of the most selfless and generous characters.
* ShipTease: With Georgia, since he has an obvious crush on her, even though she is dating another man.
*TokenMinority: Joe is among the only men of color in the town, played by Indo-Guyanese-Canadian Raymond Ablack.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Can be quite mouthy towards her mother, though she's going through her own issues due to her age.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She has her two faced moments but does try to be there for Marcus when he is struggling with depression.
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* JustifiedCriminal: Everything Georgia has done has been to either survive, escape abuse, or protect her children.
* MamaBear: Georgia is extremely protective of her children, [[spoiler: often to murderous lengths.]]
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[[folder: Ginny]]
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[[folder: Austin]]
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