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19 Things I Don't Know at 19

Older, not wiser.

Alexis Metz
Oct 13, 2016
Miami University
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19 Things I Don't Know at 19

Sometimes it is really comforting to know that you aren't the only one completely lost. You are not the only one struggling with an existential crisis brought on by a decision between Chinese food or pizza. Sometimes we forget that this is all part of a bigger picture. So here are some questions I have been grappling with since turning 19 that will hopefully make you feel better about yourself. Because that's what I'm here for.

1. I have no idea what I want to do with my life.

2. I have no idea what I'm going to do with my degree.

3. I don't know who should run our country/be the leader of the free world.

4. I don't know how to pay taxes.

5. I don't know how to not burn microwave popcorn.

6. I don't know if it is truly okay to wear white after labor day.

7. I don't know where all my socks went.

8. I don't know where my phone is.

9. I don't know what to eat when I'm hungry.

10. I don't know if consulting "Sex and the City" for all my dating woes was a good move or if I am doomed.

11. I don't know if my cat likes me or is secretly plotting his escape. If he leaves and "Sex and The City" fails me, I will be very alone.

12. I don't know if peanut butter is a meal but I'd like to think it is.

13. I don't know how to parallel park.

14. I don't know how to not wear my coffee on my shirt.

15. I don't know if I will ever not cry in sad movies or squeal at the sight of a small animal or baby. I'm emotional.

16. I don't know if I will ever truly be a morning person, or if I will have to pretend for the rest of my life.

17. I don't know why people fall in love.

18. I don't know why people fall out of love.

19. I don't know if I will have any answers in the next 365 days. But here's to hoping.


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