I was just playing Clash of Clans and Minecraft, writing up make believe worlds, getting through school, and finding new fandoms to obsess over and then.... adulthood happened. Let me tell you something, honey, I was not prepared for this. Notice how I emphasized "not" in that sentence. I don't mean to discredit all my parents hard work. They worked hard to prepare me for this. My mother didn't treat me like a kid until a certain age them dump me off in adult land. She warned me. She instructed me the best she could, but I just wasn't ready for it. It came too soon. You remember when you were a kid (or maybe you still are) and you just had to get through school. You could not wait to finish school. Then finally the moment comes for you to graduate. For me it came early. I was so sick of school I completed two grades in one year. I graduated early, you see, and it all went down hill from there.
Kids, being a grown up really isn't that fun. Driving cars and going to college is not as fun as it looks. Okay, so the driving thing is pretty cool. For some strange reason after I graduated high school my mom wanted me to get a job. (please note the sarcasm on "some strange reason") Do you have any idea how terrifying applying for jobs is? I cried like a baby! Like the kind of person no day care would want to hire. They want you to comfort crying babies not cry with them. So all summer I was a jobless teen, crying over every application I had to turn in, but in the mean time I was just writing and doing nothing but wasting time.
What do you do when you can't get a job and you wish you had stayed in high school longer? You go to college. College is almost like an excuse to be a teenager for a little while longer. The same girl who was so desperate to finish school that she graduated early only ended up going right back to school. I know that it makes sense, but seriously though... it doesn't make sense. Of course, college doesn't offer the same luxuries as homeschooling did which means I don't get to stay a teenager like I had thought. I might not be eighteen, but I'm an adult. My age hardly matters anymore, everybody sees me as a mature adult responsible for herself.
College is helping prepare me for the responsibilities I face as an adult. As much I'd like Prince Charming to come take me away and provide for all my needs I know that I will have to plan as if that won't happen for awhile. I have to get my certificate, get a job, and then work my way up the food chain. Which means probably another degree, this one in education. I either want to be an early childhood teacher or an elementary school teacher.
So to all the kids out there. Have fun while it lasts.
To all the single ladies waiting for "Mr. Right". I'm right there with you, Honey.
To the single boys searching for the one. Over here! Over here! ;D
And to everyone else. God speed. :)
Kids, being a grown up really isn't that fun. Driving cars and going to college is not as fun as it looks. Okay, so the driving thing is pretty cool. For some strange reason after I graduated high school my mom wanted me to get a job. (please note the sarcasm on "some strange reason") Do you have any idea how terrifying applying for jobs is? I cried like a baby! Like the kind of person no day care would want to hire. They want you to comfort crying babies not cry with them. So all summer I was a jobless teen, crying over every application I had to turn in, but in the mean time I was just writing and doing nothing but wasting time.
What do you do when you can't get a job and you wish you had stayed in high school longer? You go to college. College is almost like an excuse to be a teenager for a little while longer. The same girl who was so desperate to finish school that she graduated early only ended up going right back to school. I know that it makes sense, but seriously though... it doesn't make sense. Of course, college doesn't offer the same luxuries as homeschooling did which means I don't get to stay a teenager like I had thought. I might not be eighteen, but I'm an adult. My age hardly matters anymore, everybody sees me as a mature adult responsible for herself.
College is helping prepare me for the responsibilities I face as an adult. As much I'd like Prince Charming to come take me away and provide for all my needs I know that I will have to plan as if that won't happen for awhile. I have to get my certificate, get a job, and then work my way up the food chain. Which means probably another degree, this one in education. I either want to be an early childhood teacher or an elementary school teacher.
So to all the kids out there. Have fun while it lasts.
To all the single ladies waiting for "Mr. Right". I'm right there with you, Honey.
To the single boys searching for the one. Over here! Over here! ;D
And to everyone else. God speed. :)