Please, Nooooooo……. I don’t want to GO!
Have you all been thinking how it will be when it is time to return home for winter break? After a whole semester of freedom, just how will you adjust to living back home with your parents for a WHOLE MONTH? Yikes! The thought is somewhat frightening. To think, so much arguing can take place in those few weeks. Enough to make you want to pack your bags and hop on the first greyhound bus back to Athens. Knowing that an altercation is definitely possible between you and your parents, I’ve compiled few helpful tips to ease the transition home.
- Make an effort to hold one on one conversation with you parents. You have to remember that your parents miss having you around to yell at around the house. In order to set up a few boundaries that will coincide with your newly acquired independence have a one on one conversation with your parents to share your outlook on situations.
- Act like the responsible adult you want your parents to see you as. I advise that you make responsible decisions at home. Remember that your parent’s home is far away from the frat house, so I would suggest that you act accordingly and keep the reckless partying to a minimum for the time being.
- Keep Yourself Busy. Find an activity to occupy your time, maybe it’s getting a job or catching up with an old friend. But leave the house to do these activities and I repeat LEAVE THE HOUSE.
- If all else fails listen to your parents. One month can’t possibly be as grueling as you are making it out to be. But if you and parents are at odds it will certainly seem grueling. If you have a set of overly assertive parents who still see you as a their little baby, in order to avoid conflict before you receive your Christmas gifts I suggest you listen to your parents and abide by their rules. Remember you only have one month at home and then you are back to campus living the reckless, party animal lifestyle full of freedom.
I hope that you have found these tips to be beneficial. Again, I stress that winter break won’t be long and if you take heed to these tips I promise you’ll have a merry Christmas for the time back home. As for summer ….. Well maybe you should consider attending summer school. Happy Holidays!