Coming home from college can be a very tough transition for some people. You are forced to live back under your parent's roof and go by their rules. You gained all this new-found independence and are forced to put it on hold, sit down and eat real food with your family. Even though you just want to binge watch Netflix until 10pm and then throw some mac and cheese in the microwave. Here are some thoughts (or struggles) that college students have coming back home for the summer.
1. "Why do I have a curfew?"
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Not every college student has one of these coming home, but I am fortunate enough to have a summer curfew. Because "I have to work in the morning and can't sleep when I'm worried about you," is a good enough excuse apparently. Your sleep schedule is now forced to abide by your parents' sleep schedules.
2. "Mom, that's enough food!"
Yes dorm food is not great. It's really terrible. But, I am not a starving child in Africa. You don't have to stuff me like a pig getting ready for slaughter. Give my stomach some time to expand and digest.
3. "Guess who's back together?"
Being four and a half hours from your best friend is extremely difficult, but when you come home it's like no time has passed. You are sleeping in each other's beds and calling each other a million times.
4. "Mom, stop smothering me!"
She feels as though she needs to make up for the nine months of time that she couldn't hug and kiss you whenever she wanted.
5. "Final grades came out!"
Good news: I'm not on academic probation and I kept my scholarship.
6. "I only slept until 2pm today!"
I woke up before my mom got home from work. Isn't that an accomplishment? What you don't know is I stayed up watching Netflix until 3:30 am. But, I don't have things to do, why not sleep?
7. "This is how we spend Friday nights at home!"
You feel lucky if your parents let you get a soda when you go out to a restaurant. Fridays at my house usually consist of falling asleep on the couch watching the Cardinals game, going to get ice cream or watching Netflix.
8. "Oh puppy, how I've missed you!"
Imagine a Nicholas Sparks-esque reunion, but with your dog. Coming home to happy puppies after a long semester at college is one of the best parts of college.
9. "Wow, college changed you."
Coming back from college, you see a lot of the people from high school. Some for the better, some for worse.
10. "Couch, I'm back."
A dorm room bed doesn't even come close to what the comfort of your home couch is.
11. "I actually got out of bed and showered before 2pm"
I'd say its a win if you shower everyday. Let alone get out of bed and shower before the afternoon.
12. "Why do I need skills and talents to have a job?"
Lets see: does binge watching a whole show on Netflix in a week count as a skill?
13. "I missed my bed."
14. "No! I don't know what I want to do with my life!"
Apparently after one year of college, you're expected to know where you're going to work years down the road. Yeah, no.
15. "I'm ready to go back!"
Do I really have to wait until August?
