10 Stages Of Being Home For The Holidays
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10 Stages Of Being Home For The Holidays

College students everywhere know what I am talking about

Amanda Parker
Dec 19, 2016
Simpson University
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10 Stages Of Being Home For The Holidays

1. Unloading your car takes FOREVER because of all the laundry you brought home


2.Finally having real food

*We all know the caf doesn't count

3. Saying "Hi" to your siblings

*and being able to annoy them in person, instead of over the phone or on social media

4. Shopping for gifts with your family

*Black Friday is a holiday that I believe I NEED to be home for

**My mother went Black Friday shopping one week after surgery just to score mad crazy deals

5. When your professors assign you homework while you're home

*Why do they insist on ruining the three days you have to see all of your childhood friends?

6. Ignoring your homework to get coffee with your friends

*Lord knows you're gonna need it
**Who cares about homework when you haven't seen your friends in 6 months and they're all back home

7. Finally sitting down to do homework, but not actually doing anything because there's too many distractions

*I'll just watch one episode... oops that's 12 hours I'll never get back

8. LEFTOVERS

*Leftovers at home are different than the weird things the caf does with the leftovers

9. Having your parents pay for stuff is so much better than paying yourself


10. Finally leaving so you can make decisions without checking in with your parents

*But you're not so adult that you can't call your mom when you need her

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