We all are so much closer to beginning our careers and embarking on an adventure that we have been waiting for since freshman year (or since 6th grade if your like me aha). We each have worked hard in order to recieve the acceptance letters from our dream colleges. Although we think that we are all ready for this new experience, I believe it might be a little harder than we think.
Each day I beg for college to come quicker and I realize that maybe I'm going to miss highschool and the easy life we have more than I thought. When I moved on from junior high to highschool, I missed the simple life as an 8th grader that I took for granted. Maybe thats how college is going to be after highschool, that I might miss my family being involved in my everyday life and in the choices that I make. Or maybe even miss waking up to my little brother watching spongebob at the highest volume possible.
The big jump for me is being able to make my own choices and having to handle the consequences on my own without my parents. Its almost every weekend when I wished I was in the position to make my own choices and do what I want without the parents say so. However, once I get that position in time, I believe my choices will be based off of whether or not my parents and family would be okay with them. I realize all of their questions, comments, and concerns were to help me as a young adult and prepare me for the real world.
I believe that we all start to see things in this way when we begin to mature and look at our childhood from a different viewpoint. I'm now holding on to my family and the simple life I have for as long as possible, because I know I am going to miss it.
-Anthony Flores
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