When first deciding to go to college, there is nothing more exciting than the prospect of seeing new places and being away from your home. However, after a few years away, sometimes absence does make the heart grow fonder, even if the fondness is a bit delusional! Here's a list of four things that you'll eventually miss after going to school that you really, really shouldn't.
1. That Restaurant
Remember that weird dive diner that you and your friends used to eat at almost exclusively because you couldn't afford anywhere else? The place where only five items on the menu were safe to eat and you swore to never enter again after graduating high school? Suddenly, the hours of utter agony after accidentally eating their onion rings doesn't seem so bad. Memory fades the roaring war between the two tigers in your stomach to the soft purring of fluffy kittens, the food goes from barely palatable to slightly above mediocre. Now you are filled with the desire to eat there and stuff yourself with memories, but remember, your memory is lying, sentimental bastard! Don't trust it.
2. That Mall
Some malls are doomed to be terrible forever, and this one certainly is. From the non-existent food court to the total lack of clean stores, you were more likely to snag a few fleas than a good deal. It hasn't changed. I promise you! The spiders were never butterflies nor was that fountain full of anything but sludge. Fight against your brain, it's being dumb.
3. That Car
Ahhhh, that car. You both shared such great times together: your first kiss, first date, homecoming, prom, and the time the bumper fell off and caused an accident! No. Don't let your mind trick you into yearning after that hunk of junk you miraculously sold to some poor sod on Craigslist. There's a reason the state found it unfit to drive and it wasn't because it was too awesome to exist. It's because every time you used the ignition, it sounded like running a jar full of pennies through the garbage disposal and when you took a sharp left turn the back door fell off its hinges. Don't beat the figurative dead horse; let that sleeping dog lie.
4. That Significant Other
Ninth grade. What a great time in the lives of everyone. From the out of control acne to the questionable fashion choices, ninth grade is a time most would like to strike from their memory. So why do you still keep thinking about that one hunk who took you out to a drive-in and wore too much cologne? He wasn't Prince Charming and the poetry he "wrote" you he stole from Nickleback, so trust me, you're better off without him! Plus, your current so might not like being compared to a 15 year-old.
So remember, when you go to visit home after being away at school, don't let the absence make your heart delusionally fond. Miss the things actually worth missing and please, don't get the onion rings. Your body will thank you later!
