You know, it's true what they say. You will absolutely regret it. Have you ever considered quitting high school? Well, if you have, I can guarantee that one or two people older than you shook their finger in scolding manner while saying, "You'll regret it!" I know what you're thinking. Yeah right, I know what I'm doing, and I've made up my mind. I used to be you. I thought I had all the answers. But even I, now that I'm older, regret not taking school seriously and ultimately quitting.
My school career was pretty outrageous anyway. From pretty much the beginning, I missed about 20 days of school every single year. Sometimes it was more than 20 but usually nothing less than that. I didn't sleep well from a very young age and I was just so tired. I never wanted to get up in the morning. I mean, it's really hard to wake up when you had only just fallen asleep a couple hours before your parents are trying to shake you awake. By the time I was in sixth grade, I had actually started skipping school because both of my parents were working and gone in the morning. I mean, at that time I just stayed home and went back to bed.
Once I got in middle school it started to become a problem. My parents started getting in trouble for the amount of school I missed. They decided to just take me out of public school and let me do homeschooling. The problem with that was that they didn't really have a whole lot of time to make sure I was actually doing the work, so even though I told them I was, I didn't do that school work either.
The time came for me to be in high school. I had grown tired of the seclusion of being at home, so we decided I should give an alternative school a shot instead. It was a small building with only a few students who were there for different reasons. My ninth grade year was the first grade I had actually completed in two years and ended up being the last. After the school year was over, I decided to give regular high school a try again. It was probably a bad idea but I did it anyway. Sure enough, after about three weeks in 10th grade, I called it quits altogether.
Pathetic, I know. But that is how it happened. I am not ashamed. Sure there is more to the story. Bottom line is that in the end I regret it. I regret all of it. I am such an introvert now and I feel it is a result of how severely I secluded myself. Had I stayed in school, I would have been around actual living breathing people, and ones that were my own age. I am so awkward now. Like, I remember people from like elementary school and how good of friends we were, and I might see them in public, for example, I get excited and feel like there is no time gap, bit then I actually look at their face and see how awkward they feel. They grew up (not saying I didn't) and got to know everyone from school a lot more and to an older age, and I was just non-existent. It's like being stuck in a specific period of time and not even realizing it.
I feel like if I had stayed in school I would have a greater urge and ability to complete things that I start. And don't get me wrong, I'm not stupid. I am actually a fairly intelligent person. I got my GED as soon as I was old enough, and then right away started taking college courses. But guess what, I quit that too. I feel like a quitter at life and I hate it.
Seriously kids, if you are thinking about quitting school, just don't. It will be the beginning of a never-ending cycle that is very hard to escape from. Real life is hard. I mean, after high school, the only that is left is college (if you go), and then marriage and children. Just take your time being a teenager, trust me, that is something that you won't regret.
