Harper Griffith

Harper May Griffith is a main character on the dramedy series, *So This Is Life*.

Early Life: Harper was born to Arthur and Joanne Griffith on July 13, 1993, as the younger of two daughters. Harper's sister, McKenna, was already 8 years old. Harper and her family grew up in Ann Arbor, MI. Her dad was a traveling salesman, and her mother was a housewife, though she was often not around, so Harper was mostly raised by McKenna. When Harper was four years old, she and her sister went to the park on an otherwise ordinary Saturday in the summer of 1997. Harper was playing alone on the slide while McKenna was hanging out with some of her friends. All of a sudden, Ruby came up behind Harper on the slide and asked if she could have a turn. Harper was cold at first and refused, but Ruby was persistent. Harper couldn't understand why Ruby was still there, and then Ruby asked if they might go down the slide together. It was in the moment that Harper agreed to share the slide with Ruby. Then Ruby asked if Harper wanted to be friends, and they have been inseparable ever since. At the end of the day, Ruby brought Harper to meet her mom and siblings, and when Harper met Ruby's mom, she hugged her tightly. From that moment on, the Morales' became a surrogate family to Harper. Throughout Harper's life, she's found it hard to open up to people. The only person she has ever completely trusted has been Ruby.

She always felt neglected by her family, as well as like a burden to her sister. As an adult, she craves the intimacy with her friends and romantic relationships that she never got as a child. She met Ruby Morales, her best friend, when they were four years old, and they have been inseparable since. They did the same activities, went to the same college, lived in the same place. Ruby grew up in a very stable family, and Harper enjoyed being at her house where there were two present parents and a loving environment. Harper even thought of Ruby's mom as her adoptive mother. But as tough as Harper's young life was, she got into Cornell and became a very successful marketing executive. Cornell is also where she met Sean Keller, Miles Goodwin and Matt Lynch. Her and Sean dated for nine months, but they broke up because they didn't see a future. They did decide to remain friends, but it was hard at first. Harper has difficulty trusting people. The only person she has never not trusted has been Ruby, and when Harper found out Ruby and Sean were seeing each other behind her back, she felt betrayed by Ruby, not because Ruby was seeing her ex, but because Ruby had kept something from her.

## Harper Griffith

### Relatives

Arthur Griffith (father; deceased), Joanne Griffith (mother), unborn child (miscarried), Noah Bennett (adopted son), McKenna Griffith-Boyd (sister), Henry Boyd (nephew), Peter Boyd (brother-in-law), Evelyn Bennett (mother-in-law), Roland Bennett (father-in-law; deceased), Harvey Griffith (paternal grandfather), Doris Griffith (paternal grandmother), Shannon Griffith (paternal aunt), Howard Crawford (maternal grandfather), Marilyn Crawford (maternal grandmother), Sam Crawford (maternal uncle), Ellen Crawford (maternal aunt), Kurt Crawford (maternal uncle)