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Things You Just "Can't" This Break

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Things You Just "Can't" This Break

There's always different phases of December break. First, the "I don't want to leave school yet" phase, then the "I can't wait to be home" phase and then the "Honeymoon" phase. Once the Honeymoon phase ends, you're definitely about to hit the "I Can't" phase. 

1. The Questions
How many times is someone going to ask what your major is? Or if you have a boyfriend? The limit does not exist during break.

2. The Summer Job Conversation
By this point, you're probably avoiding any one-on-one conversations with your parents. No you don't know where you want to have an internship this summer. No you still don't know what job you're going to have. No you don't know how you want to spend your summer yet. If you know the answers to these questions, good for you, skip to #3. 

3. Not Being Able to Do Whatever You Want
After living on your own, in your own house, coming back under your parents roof (literally) gets old after a while. You can't come home whenever you want, you can't leave whenever you want, you can't drink some casual beers, you just can't. 

4. The Grades Conversation
Is there ever a time when someone would want to even have this conversation? 

5. Being Judged for How You Spend Your Day
I'm on vacation, I want to take five naps a day. Hop off. I'm on vacation, I want to watch five episodes of Bob's Burgers straight. Hop off. 

6. Being Forced to Run Errands/Drive Carpools
I don't know about you, but when I came home I didn't expect to become my mom's personal assistant. Ugh. 

7. Seeing People You Never Wanted to See Again
The awkward run-ins come without any warning and seem to never end. Everyone has them, no one can handle them. 

8. Hearing From People You Never Wanted to Hear From Again
Nothing says "Welcome Home!!" like a nice 3 a.m. text from your old hook ups. I LITERALLY CAN'T. 

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