Finals are over, we're packing up our dorm rooms, saying goodbye to the friends we have lived with for the past few months and wishing everyone a happy summer. I can't be more excited to come home and spend some quality time with family, friends and take a break from all of the work. Strangely enough, you may have changed; but odds are, home hasn't changed much at all.
1. You can't just come home whenever you want...
Yes, we all have those nights where we don't get back until four or five in the morning because we were out having a good time. Mom and Dad do not want to stay up that late waiting for you to come home safe. The curfew you had once before may still be in place.
2. I don't know how you live your life, but you probably don't get sh*t faced at home like you do at school...
We all know college students tend to drink under-age; nobody is naive. Your parents may not be able to control what you're doing at school, but they sure as hell are not going to let you party and pass out on the bathroom floor like you've been doing.
3. Chores...
Ahh yes, it was great to be away and be a slob if you wanted to be. You only had to clean when there were "room inspections." I don't know how you grew up, but if you're living at home with Mom and Dad you're expected to help keep up with the house, which means doing your chores and keeping everything neat. Washing the dishes becomes foreign because you're so used to eating cafeteria food and going out to eat.
4. Letting your parents know where you're going and what you're doing...
When you live away at school, your parents don't know the crazy adventures you're going on and what time you're going. Mom and Dad are gonna wanna know where you're going, with who and what time you will be home. It's hard to just not walk out the door like you have been the past couple of months.
5. Leaving old friends and coming home to new friends...
You're already dreading leaving your friends at school because you have lived with them for the past couple of months and you can't even imagine life without them. But at the same time, it's exciting to catch up with old friends and tell them some of your greatest memories along with making new ones.
6. Family asking how your year went...
Uhhhhmm yeah, Grandma, lots of studying... Sike. I don't know you but I know that's not the only thing you were doing... Family is gonna ask about your year, your workload, if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend yet or if you went to any crazy parties. Weird. I don't know how open your family is about these things.
So how do you feel about coming home from college; excited, overwhelmed, or are you completely dreading it?
