home for summer between frosh and soph year? READ THIS

[amycat412]

Hey sophomores to be-

I've noticed in several posts you guys who are now home for the summer after being away for your freshman year saying that you're feeling depressed, not getting along with parents, miss your friends, feeling sad, etc.

I want you all to know what you're feeling is the natural result of being on your own.

You've just spent 9 months on your own--coming home is bound to feel restricting. You've begun to forge the adult you will become, leaving the teenager from high school behind. Your friends and families know this teenager and may treat you accordingly, which may contribute to your feelings of alienation. Its normal, you now have a life of your own separate from your family, separate from your hometown friends.

I spent that whole summer sad and longing to get back to school and writing long letters to my friends daily--this was, after all, 1988--no email yet.

So hang in there and be patient with your hometown folks, give them some time to get to know the educated adult you are and forget about the high school kid you were. Show them how you've grown and matured over the past school year, and in time, they'll be likely to relax the restrictions they may be placing on you.

And if all else fails--fall is only a couple of months away and you will be back in your own world.

Sophomore year-- I stayed at school for the summer. ha ha

Amy