Life Home From College For The Summer | The Odyssey Online
Start writing a post
Student Life

The Struggle That Comes With Adjusting To Life While Home From College For The Summer

After being given a little taste of freedom, going back to living life without any freedom seems impossible.

113
The Struggle That Comes With Adjusting To Life While Home From College For The Summer
Mia Perlman

At the end of every spring semester, college students living at school can't help but look forward to going home, seeing their friends and families, and sleeping in their own beds. Whether students are working to make money to pay for college and necessities or hitting the beach and lounging by the pool, all students long for an escape for all of the hard work and stress associated with college life.

However, what these college students fail to realize, that in most cases, they will grow tired of that summer lifestyle they longed for and will want to return to the lives they live at school. Yes, after being away at college for nine months (especially without trips home during the semester) might be nice for a while but it can also be a culture shock.

It is rather difficult to go from living on your own by your own rules for around nine months to living back home with your parents by their rules. After being given a little taste of freedom, going back to living life without any freedom seems impossible. You go from no curfew, no chores, and no rules to basically having the same rules that you had in high school.

Not only is this a difficult adjustment to make, but it can be annoying. After going away to college and living their own, college students know how to take care of themselves. They don't need mom and dad telling them what to do when to do it and how to do it.

On the other hand, college students fail to realize that abiding by their parents' rules is actually a small price to pay or living rent-free with home cooked meals under their parents' roofs for the entirety of the summer.

In reality, living at home for a few months might not be as bad as us college students make it out to be. It is important to remember that your parents love you and they only set rules because they love you and they are so happy to have you living back at home with them. Also, odds are the chores, or things that your parents ask you to do are things that you would have to do for yourself if you were living on your own anyway.

While college students have gotten used to being on their own at school, their parents were forced to, and eventually made the adjustment of, not having a college student in the house. They have to account for another mouth to feed, and they have to get used to the extra noise (especially if you talk as much as I do). I know my parents are happy to have me home, but I'm sure they are having as hard a time adjusting as I am.

Throughout my time living back at home with my parents so far, I have learned to compromise by bearing with them and in return, I have gained some freedom at home. I have also kept up with the different chores that I did for myself living at college anyway. Since I want to be treated like an adult, I figured the first step was acting like one.

In the end, being home for the summer is definitely something to take advantage of. Soon enough you'll be living on your own and you'll miss living with your parents. Make the best of it and who knows, it could be the best summer of your life.

Report this Content
This article has not been reviewed by Odyssey HQ and solely reflects the ideas and opinions of the creator.
Featured

15 Mind-Bending Riddles

Hopefully they will make you laugh.

179142
 Ilistrated image of the planet and images of questions
StableDiffusion

I've been super busy lately with school work, studying, etc. Besides the fact that I do nothing but AP chemistry and AP economics, I constantly think of stupid questions that are almost impossible to answer. So, maybe you could answer them for me, and if not then we can both wonder what the answers to these 15 questions could be.

Keep Reading...Show less
Entertainment

Most Epic Aurora Borealis Photos: October 2024

As if May wasn't enough, a truly spectacular Northern Lights show lit up the sky on Oct. 10, 2024

6304
stunning aurora borealis display over a forest of trees and lake
StableDiffusion

From sea to shining sea, the United States was uniquely positioned for an incredible Aurora Borealis display on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, going into Friday, Oct. 11.

It was the second time this year after an historic geomagnetic storm in May 2024. Those Northern Lights were visible in Europe and North America, just like this latest rendition.

Keep Reading...Show less
 silhouette of a woman on the beach at sunrise
StableDiffusion

Content warning: This article contains descriptions of suicide/suicidal thoughts.

When you are feeling down, please know that there are many reasons to keep living.

Keep Reading...Show less
Relationships

Power of Love Letters

I don't think I say it enough...

451845
Illistrated image of a letter with 2 red hearts
StableDiffusion

To My Loving Boyfriend,

  • Thank you for all that you do for me
  • Thank you for working through disagreements with me
  • Thank you for always supporting me
  • I appreciate you more than words can express
  • You have helped me grow and become a better person
  • I can't wait to see where life takes us next
  • I promise to cherish every moment with you
  • Thank you for being my best friend and confidante
  • I love you and everything you do

To start off, here's something I don't say nearly enough: thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of my heart. You do so much for me that I can't even put into words how much I appreciate everything you do - and have done - for me over the course of our relationship so far. While every couple has their fair share of tiffs and disagreements, thank you for getting through all of them with me and making us a better couple at the other end. With any argument, we don't just throw in the towel and say we're done, but we work towards a solution that puts us in a greater place each day. Thank you for always working with me and never giving up on us.

Keep Reading...Show less
Lifestyle

11 Signs You Grew Up In Hauppauge, NY

Because no one ever really leaves.

22938
Map of Hauppauge, New York
Google

Ah, yes, good old Hauppauge. We are that town in the dead center of Long Island that barely anyone knows how to pronounce unless they're from the town itself or live in a nearby area. Hauppauge is home to people of all kinds. We always have new families joining the community but honestly, the majority of the town is filled with people who never leave (high school alumni) and elders who have raised their kids here. Around the town, there are some just some landmarks and places that only the people of Hauppauge will ever understand the importance or even the annoyance of.

Keep Reading...Show less

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Facebook Comments