Finally, it's summer. You're done with another long semester of classes and you have a little time to do whatever you want. Maybe you have a job. Maybe you're in summer school. Maybe you're traveling. Maybe you're working at a camp. You could be doing anything, who knows? But I can pretty much guarantee no matter what you're doing for the summer you've gotten these awkward and/or annoying questions from family and friends so many times you might scream at the next person that asks.
1. What are you studying?
A fair enough question. But nobody ever wants the actual answer.
You: "I'm an Underwater Mathematics and Physics of Basket Weaving double major with a double minor in French Theater and the study of right pinky fingers."
Them:
2. What are you gonna do with that?
Usually, the answer is right in the name of the major.
Them: "What are you gonna do with a Human Resources Management degree?"
You: "Uh...hopefully I'm gonna manage some Human Resources."
3. How's school?
Well, I cried myself to sleep every night during Finals week cause I was on the verge of failing multiple classes, I'm tired, overstressed, overworked, and dreading having to do it all over again in a couple of months it's good.
4. You gaining a little weight huh?
When your family has no chill and you've been hitting the dining hall a little too hard you'll get this one. If I pay for a meal plan I might as well use it.
5. You meet a nice boy/girl yet?
Everyone thinks college is a place where people just start pairing up, hooking up and getting engaged at random. They're totally right. But not all of us are out here wifed up. And when you're single having to talk about why you're single a dozen different times at the family cookout isn't exactly how you want to spend your summer.
6. Whatever happened to that nice boy/girl?
If I haven't talked about her in a while it's probably because we broke up. Thanks for being the eighth person to have me explain the circumstances today.
7. When are you going back?
Dang, mom. I just got back home. Trying to ship me back out of here already?
