Leaving home for the first time and going to college can be hard. Coming home to live with your parents over break can be even harder. Adjusting to life with your parents again isn't always easy. Here are 11 thoughts you have probably had while staying with your parents over break.
1. Food! All the free food!
Coming home from college often times means there is more food available to you than what fits in a mini fridge or what is served on campus. Often times food you don't even have to pay for.
2. What are rules?
Rules? What? Is curfew actually still a thing?
3. MY BED
Even if your dorm bed is great (even though its probably not) sleeping in your own bed again is magical.
4. Chores? No, thank you.
I get that we had a routine before I left for school, mom and dad, but you know, I do what I want. (See no. 2) Thanks for understanding.
5. Expectations? Why?
For some reason once you're home from college your parents have expectations for you to do things like work and be responsible. But sometimes you just want to sleep in until 1 p.m. and not shower for a few days, okay?
6. I'm going to do all the things!
You told yourself you would finally organize your room and get rid of all the old things you don't need or want anymore, but lets be real that didn't happen. Instead your days looked a little more like this:
7. I'm basically dating Netflix.
Yes, I am emotionally attached to Parks and Rec characters. Yes, this is okay. Yes, we are in love. We haven't left bed all break!
8. Really they've been doing this without me?
The whole world MAY NOT (or it just might actually) revolve around me, but can my family really live normal lives without me around all the time? I'm kind of offended they just keep on with out me.
9. We should really get another pet.
Yes, mittens is a great cat. So is Joe, but dad I think we need another one. You know? We could just have a bunch and I don't even need real life human interaction.
10. I should get a medal for this.
Look! Parents! I did the dishes. And I washed my hair today. I'm such a good human and such a good child. Love me, yeah? Oh, you expected this from me all along? Okay, well thats cool too, but I am pretty great.
11. Can I go back yet?
Seeing your parents and family again is wonderful. So can having free food and the comfort of your own bed, but the freedom of college is just a little more comfortable. And well thats where your friends and most your life are now, so even though being home is nice so is returning to what you consider "the real world" now too.