Well, I think this is going to be another “deep” post, not that I haven’t written enough of those lately…
Being that I am a freshman in high school now, things have really started to hit hard. I’m going to be driving six months from now, and in a few short years it will be time for me to start applying to colleges and thinking about what I really want to do the rest of my life.
And this goes back to my The Good Old Days post. I realized, thanks to everyone who posted a comment on that post, that these days I’m living now will soon be “the good old days”. Don’t get me wrong, I am looking forward to driving – and having a (ahem, Mom and Dad) car – but I’m starting to dread college.
I can’t imagine living life away from home; home is the only life I’ve ever known. I’ll have to pack up everything I own and move, for the only time I can remember, to someplace completely unfamiliar and strange. I can only come back to the comfort of my own home for visits – and I never get to live there again. I’ll never live with my mom and dad and my little brother again. I’ll have to venture out into the big, bad, scary world and find my own place to live and people to live with.
And I’m not ready for that. I’m not ready to not wake up to a hug and kiss from Mommy. I’m not ready to abandon card games with my dad at night before bed, or petty fights over video games with my brother. I’m just not ready
In 3 1/2 years, you’ll be ready, trust me.
By: Scott Seger on January 17, 2012
at 12:46 pm
It’s okay that you aren’t ready because you have 3 1/2 long
years until college. And in those 3 1/2 years, things will change… you will change. You will be ready for bigger and better things and ready to carve out a life for yourself. You will always be welcome to come home to Mommy when you need to. I relied on my parents a lot when I was in college and even afterwards. You can too. So take a deep breath and relax, my daughter. You will be ready when the time comes… I am sure of it.
By: Mom on January 17, 2012
at 12:51 pm
Yes, but that’s why you have 3+ more years to get ready! Plus, who says you’ll never be home again? There’s summer vacation and winter vacation, plus you very well could end up back home at some point after college. It’s happening more & more. Anyway, my point is — it is definitely a big change, but by the time it comes around, you’ll be ready…..at least as much as you can be.
By: Kim on January 17, 2012
at 12:52 pm
OKay, now you’re just looking for stuff to worry about it. Stop it. By the time you go to college, you will be sick and tired of getting your butt kicked by your dad in Rummy. Really, that should have happened by now. You must be a glutton for punishment.
But you don’t have to wait for college to come to stop the petty fights with your brother. Really that should have happened by now also!
By: Dad on January 17, 2012
at 9:50 pm
Is ANYONE really ever ready to move out of their comfy homes for the very first time ever?? No way. Everyone has doubts, fears, anxieties, but along with that there’s excitement, dreams, hopes, goals, ideas, etc. too. You’ll be fine. You can connect with your cousin Jess for advise. But who says you won’t ever return? Never say never.
By: Aunt Nancy on January 18, 2012
at 9:53 pm