Recently the real world has been hitting me pretty hard. Having to graduate this year… with a plan… having to do all of these things on my own... it’s stressful. There have recently been so many events that I really miss living at home for. I have realized that the adulthood we yearned for during all of our childhood is not as good as we thought it was going to be. There are so many things I have needed my parents for and this list is just the beginning.

Getting sick.

TBT to getting sick at home. Your parents bring you breakfast in bed and take care of you and you don’t have to go to the doctor to get a school note. Recently I had a stomach virus and I won't lie I called my mom crying at 5am and I definitely begged her to come to Tallahassee to help me.

Going to the doctor.

I hate going to the doctor. They always want to give you shots and take your blood and make you miserable. It was better when my mom came and held my hand, but nope. Not anymore. Just last month I had blood taken AND a flu shot all in the same day. And not only that I had to make the appointment myself! It’s like I wanted to hurt myself.

Food.

Not just cooking dinner, but always having snacks, always having dinner planned, never having to worry about going to the grocery to make something. My mom never ever lets her pantry go empty. There is always back up everything and we always had snacks. Now I have to go to Publix every three days because I forget things or want to cook something and don’t have all of the ingredients.

Money.

Need I say more?

Clean Home.

My house was always cleaned up for me and I never had to worry about changing my sheets and things like that. Now I do worry and I do it like two times a week. Not normal.

Having to get your own insurance.

I’m not even sure how to do that? Doesn’t sound fun though.

Having to work 9-5.

This one is really, really scary. I truly don’t know if I am capable of working for so long Monday through Friday. Going to have to look for some alternatives.

Having to buy your own car/house.

I will make the car I have now last as long as humanly possible so that I don’t have to worry about buying one for at least ten years. I will stay in an apartment for as long as possible too.

Something tells me that I’m going to be calling my parents even more than I do now once I graduate. Looks like I’m going to need to figure out some sort of victory lap.