Everyone tells you when you graduate from high school that it is time to grow up and be an adult now but no one tells you how hard it is to actually grow up and be an adult. Everyone tells you that they will still be around for you even as you are moving out, going to school, and starting your life on your own.
However, no one tells you that you will struggle more at first than you will succeed. No one tells you that you will spend a lot of time on the phone with your parents the first few months to a year after you move away. No one tells you that you still need your parents as you grow up and carry out your adult life. So here are some tips to help you succeed at growing up and feel like you are succeeding more than you are struggling.
