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The Stages Of Being Home During Winter Break As Told By Michael Scott

"I don't hate it. I just don't like it at all, and it's terrible."

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The Stages Of Being Home During Winter Break As Told By Michael Scott
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Finals week may be the death of you, but the thought of going home might help you through it. The transition from college life to life at home is a tricky one. You can no longer do anything you want to do and you have to filter the things you say. There are ups and downs of being home and channeling your inner Michael Scott might just make it enjoyable.

1. The car ride home after finals

After studying for days and hiding out in the library, you feel like you lost a part of yourself in the wreckage that is finals week.

2. When you see you pet for the first time in ages

Noting says hello quite like the pure joy of having you family pet run up to you when you walk in the door.

3. When your favorite aunt stands up for you when you get the round of questions from the family


"How are classes? What did you get for grades? Any significant other? What are you going to do when you graduate?"

The questions never end and sometimes you just need a knight in shining armor (or your aunt who is four glasses of wine deep) to save you.

4. When you have a friend visit and they start telling your mom a story about a crazy night you had

Please stop telling my mom about that time I got drunk and danced on the bar. She might be laughing now, but the second you leave I will be getting a fifteen hour lecture about it.

5. When your parents start making you do chores....

After the most stressful finals week, you want to come home and collapse into bed and binge watch Netflix. However, you wake up the morning after coming home with a list of things to do around the house. You surely consider not doing them, but feel way too guilty.

6. When you return to your job at home

If you are lucky, you have a job waiting for you at home. It’s great to get some extra cash for next semester, but getting the energy to get up in the morning and work is not easy. Some days you are better off doing nothing.

7. When your parents treat you like a child

Don’t they know you’re an adult now? You can make decisions for yourself (but five minutes later you’re asking what they are making for dinner).

8. When you realize you haven’t gone outside in three days

Why go outside in the cold and be responsible when you can stay inside under blankets?

9. When you see people from high school

They ask you how you are, even though it’s only because they’re being polite. You don’t want to tell them the truth of how you’re drowning in schoolwork and have no idea what you’re going to do with the rest of your life.

10. When you see your best friend

The one person you have been waiting to see! Although you talk every day, nothing beats seeing them in person.

11. When you think about going back to school

The thought of going through the torture of classes again seems unbearable. You cannot wait to see your friends and all, but the thought of having another finals week is enough to make you want to live at home forever.

12. When you reunite at school

At least for syllabus week you and your friends can be all together at once. Might not be like this the rest of the semester, but enjoy the free time while you can!

No worries everyone:

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