I thought that when I went to college, I would have the time of my life, no curfew, nobody telling me what I have to do and when. To be honest, that was exactly what it was like, but what I did not realize was what would happen when I came back home to stay not my parents, but theirs. My grandparents.

I never thought it would be worse after I went off to college, but now they are even more protective than ever.

1. You can’t leave at whatever time you like.

Grandparents not only enforce curfew, but must know who I go with, where I go, what time I leave the house, leave the place and get out of my car. They should just put a tracking device in my brain and call it a day.

2. You can’t sit any way you like anymore.

When you’re in your dorm room, you can sit anywhere you like; bed, floor, desk and anyway you like, legs spread open, feet to the back wall head off the bed, one leg behind your head. Who knows? You might be really flexible. But not when you’re at the grandparents. Nope, a lady must sit with one leg over the other or ankles crossed at all times. What is this the 1900’s? I don’t think so.

3. You can’t dress the way you like.

Dorm rooms are a place of freedom and openness. Personally, I like to be naked in mine all the time. But when I’m at my grandparents, I can get condemned for wearing a dress that "shows way too much thigh when I lift my arms," according to my grandfather. Misogyny is real, people!

4. You can never ever bring a guy home.

So, when my cousins bring their girlfriends over, my grandparents praise them for getting such beautiful women. But when I ever bring up a guy's name it automatically goes to, “You aren’t having sex, are you?” I’m not now since you have me on house arrest.

5. You have to wait on hand and foot when it's game night.

I get that you’re in the middle of an intense game of go-fish or whatever, but I’m busy watching "Game of Thrones" and I think that is a little more important than handing you a bowl of grapes and cheese.

I love my grandparents, I really do! I know that they always have my back no matter what even though the few weeks that I do stay with them can be hell. When I am at school and I give them a call, it means more to them than anything and I think it's true that distance that makes the heart grow fonder.