College is great. But let me tell you, you cannot balance everything equally by any means. Social life, and your academic life is a tough balance. So when your college kid comes home for break, and everyone's sitting around the dinner table there a few crucial things you should definitely not say to us. Because chances are we will get up, and not return to the table. Breaks are a time to relax and not worry about anything college. Please do not ask about any of the following:
1. My love life.
No grandma, I still do not have a significant other. Please stop asking when I will be bringing someone home to meet the family, because even if I did have a significant other, I don't know if I'd want them meeting this sh*t show of a family.
2. My grades.
My grades are decent. They're not all A's by any means, but i'm also not flunking out. Stop asking, because chances are the end of the conversation will include tears and a rant about how awful a certain professor is.
3. My food choices.
Do not and I repeat do not ask me about my food choices over the past few months. My excessive consumption of Pizza Rolls and Doritos is a choice I am not proud of.
4. My job.
A job is a job, especially during college. It's nice to have a break, so for the love of god please don't bring up my job, because I will cry, right then and there. Everyday I have to constantly remind myself that without my job, I would be even more broke than I already am.
5. My sleep schedule.
"Oh sweetheart, are you getting enough sleep? You look tired." No I am not because my college schedule was created by satan himself. I do not have time to sleep, therefore I don't. So sorry I'm grumpy and look gross. Please, when I go to take a nap on the couch or go to bed at 8 p.m., please don't complain, because it's the best sleep I have gotten in 3 months.
6. My plans for the future.
Literally the worst topic. Honestly, you probably have a better idea of my future plans than I do. Right now my "future plans" consist of what i'm going to have for dinner, do not ask me about anything past that, because I won't have an answer for you.
For the love of God family, please do not ask or talk about any of these topics. I will curl up into a fetal position and cry, and cry and cry. Balancing sleep, nutrition, school, work, and a social life, is damn near impossible. And let me tell you, i'm no super woman. I've made food choices I am not proud of, and I don't get nearly enough sleep, and this break is time for me to relax. So don't bring up anything even remotely relating to college life, because it won't be pretty.
