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This is about to be a long post, bear with me. BUT this is a reality check for seniors.
So yes, we have approximately 3 more months till we graduate, till we're out of high school. 3 more months to make the best of our senior year. 3 more months to finish strong. 3 more months to make the most memories with those that you may or may not see in the future. 3 more months of having your hand held. You are about to enter a stage of independence. Self discovery. You will be on your own, facing the world. You will not be guided on what to study or what the homework is anymore. Things will never be the same. Realistically, wherever you go for college, you will face a reality check, and realize that procrastinating and bullshitting your way through things won't work anymore.
But, did you ever realize the impact that your graduation will have on those around you? You will departing from your friends. You won't see the same people everyday anymore. You won't have the comfort of knowing the people in your class. You won't have the same class times as your friends. You have to start fresh. Did you ever think about your parents? I know a lot of us are on "autopilot" till the end of the school year. There's senioritis and basically we all have that mentally that "I just want to graduate and get out of here". We all think that, we all wanna graduate, we all think we're ready to take on college head on. But, your parents. They're not going to college with you (lol well duh), but seriously. Your parents won't be there as much anymore, especially if you are going to be away from home, especially if you will be dorming. They won't be there to cook for you, to help you with laundry, to take you to the doctors, to put you in check when your grades are bad, to be there if you need anything, etc. Okay, maybe everyone has a different lifestyle, because some people actually aren't as dependent on their parents, as I may be, and they already do a lot of this on your own. If that's the case, congrats to you for already being one step ahead of everyone. I mean, in my case, in my perspective, my parents do so much to me and are my #1 support system.
As seniors we want to "live it up" "make the best of senior year" and really want to spend as much time with everyone before we all separate by going out and just "yoloing". Am I right? We end up going home late, and it's almost if we're never home. It's almost as if our parents never see us anymore... as if we went off to college already... I'm sure we don't realize it, but it's better late then never. Realize it NOW. Your parents have been there for you for so so so many years, I know there are varying situations, but your parents gave you life. They have raised you, taken care of you, comforted you, fed you, put a roof over your head, etc. But now, as our senior year comes to a close, that won't be there for you anymore. Yes, they'll still be there of course, but not everyday, not every week, not every month. We are about to reach a turning point --> entering "adulthood". I think you get my point. What I'm here to say is that, we need to take a step back and really appreciate our parents. We need to realize that senior year isn't all about going out, having fun, partying, etc. etc. We have these last few months to cherish it with the ones who have legitimately been there from day 1 and have not left our sides. Whether this means spending more time with our parents, being better sons/daughters, going home earlier, taking that extra mile to clean the house, etc. WE NEED TO STEP IT UP. We need to give our parents out 110% appreciation every day till the end of graduation. Our parents love, care, provide, and definitely miss us even if we're gone for a day...imagine when it's months? Breaks seem long, but not long enough. SHOW YOUR PARENTS YOUR APPRECIATION, HOW THANKFUL YOU ARE FOR THEM. Do something nice for them as often as possible. Give them a reason to not nag at you and give them a reason to stop always being on your case about things. Spend every moment you can with them, because in a couple of months, you won't have that time anymore. DON'T WASTE TIME. College is coming, senior year is coming to a close, and if you haven't already, start stepping it up to be a better son/daughter and really show your parents the love, respect, and appreciation that they truly deserve.
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