It's something you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy and yet, here you are, laid up, stuffed up, temperature up, you are sick in the middle of the school year. I am not a girl who's spirit gets easily broken and yet here I am, sicker than a dog, whining about how awful it is to be sick in college because I will be in bed for at least the next two days. But, you can't disagree that being sick while at school is ten times worse than getting sick at mom's or grandma's place.
First of all, in college, it is no longer fun to heat up the thermometer and swear to mom that you are DEATHLY sick because in college mom can't call in for you. When you miss one class, it seems like you've missed years, and the professor does NOT have a nice late work policy like high school. When you miss one class in college, or worse, a whole day, you best be prepared to be begging John who takes notes to help you catch up.
Second, in college you actually live with people so you can't spend the day unshowered, eating in bed, and whining to yourself like you could in high school. Well, I guess you can but don't count on asking that person to live with you next year. Also, when you live in the dorms, don't expect your roommates to listen to every little whine about how it's too hot, it's too cold, you can't breathe out of your left nostril, and your temperature keeps creeping up faster than a skirt at the bar.
Third, being sick at school means you don't have mom or grandma. It means you don't have those wonderful women who will run to the store and pick up chicken and rice because you HATE chicken noodle. Also, it means that you have no one to heat up your food or refill your glass while you lay in bed or put your sheets in the dryer so you are warm.
Overall, moving out of your parent's house and to college will be one of the most fun experiences you will have in your life. But remember not to take the luxuries of living at home for granted because one day you will be laying in bed , whining about how sick you are, and really wishing you had some of grandma's soup... just like me.
