Grow up they said, It will be fun they said.
All we ever dream of is the day we can look in that camera lens, take a breath, and say the words “Mom, I made it!” Ha. Right. Like that’s going to happen. What the hell are we doing with ourselves? Of course we look like we have our sh*t together but nothing explains a “hard-knock life” like a 20-something trying to do life.
It’s hard out there but the one thing we all have that the rest of the population doesn’t… the right to the struggle. I mean during what other age can you cry about teachers not being fair and then go right a head and take some shots without question? Or Get $3 tall drafts at B.W.W. but still can be served the kids wings and fries? This is America, you are young, and you have the right to the struggle.
- Sleep deprivation
- Running out of coffee during your all-nighter
- Wanting to be skinny
- Not having time to work out
- Not having time to eat
- Not having money to eat
- Somehow still not skinny
- Being stuck somewhere between really wanting a boyfriend and really wanting to do whatever the hell you want
- Getting strep throat and not knowing if it’s from your sick sorority sister or guy from last weekend.
- And then being secretly salty at guy from last weekend because you know it was him. Thanks Doug.
- Losing your voice the week before semi (most likely from self inflicted partying while still being sick with strep but that’s besides the point because that struggle is real)
- Running out of coffee
- Exams. Every exam.
- Thinking you made a shit-ton of money last weekend and somehow being broke by Thursday
- Trying to budget for food, gas, and alcohol
- Spending all your money on alcohol and then not having enough money for food or gas
- Wanting to be independent but still begging your parents to pay your rent, car note, and insurance.
- Books.
- Never having enough coffee.
- Knowing you have to study but the new season of OITNB just came on Netflix.
- Having to write number 20 against your will because you don’t watch OITNB but your friends made you.
- Your espresso machine…broke??
- Not going to astronomy in so long that you have to check your schedule because you forgot where the class was.
- Doing other homework in astronomy (like writing your weekly articles) because you’re so behind is there even a point to paying attention?
- Rain.
- Traffic.
- Rain and traffic at the same time.
- The Impending doom of your student loans catching up to you but you’re more worried about the wine being chilled in time for pre-game
- Being a 20 something…
Don’t lie to yourself, your struggling just as hard as shack-shirt girl in the third row you just snapped a picture of. But you know what, your 20-something-self has the right to the struggle. So rock your struggle, live your struggle, and pledge allegiance to the struggle!
