Lovelyish

I DEFINITELY miss the convenience of life with laundry machines. The laundromat seems so far when I let my clothes build up too much.

enjoy it while you can.

i miss the FOOOOOOOD!!!

My laundry is free in the dorms! But the washers are really old and don’t wash as well… and they’re always broken.

The biggest thing I miss is having a job! I had to quit as I moved 7 hours away and I haven’t found one yet. It reallllllly sucks.

I commute from home, so I get to enjoy college plus all the perks of living at home. There’s nothing like coming home from a long day of classes to a home-cooked meal, your own bedroom, and a nice, relaxing bath in a clean bathroom!

Which is why I’m glad I can stay with my parents while I go to school in my home town. Best of both worlds.

With the exception of the dorms, I have more privacy now that I am in college (I live alone in an apartment). But a very STRONG agree to everything you mentioned. This next week I will probably be living off of oatmeal and the free food prizes I won at McDonalds monopoly. 

I also miss the 800+ (or something ridiculous) television channels my parents have. I currently have the 12-channel deluxe package. Ohh cable, how I miss thee. 

Haha my brother is going through all this right now! Anyone thats read my page for a period has time knows we’ve been dealing with my younger brother that has crazy issues, is completely spoiled, and took everything for granted. He was so giddy about moving out for college and now we he comes down to visit he tune has changed. He’s always super nice and sweet to us now, he tells us that he keeps his room clean now because

he doesn’t like doing laundry,

before when he complained about the food and how we always ate the same thing now he comes home and absolutely drools over our home cooked meals etc etc. 

I did all this stuff on my own from a young age. My mom was a bit sexist and she thought that every girl should know how to do her own laundry and cook… our independence came from living with a single mom but basically my life hasn’t changed much since college. The only problem I face is deciding whether I work more hours to afford my bills or spend those hours at school. 

Sigh, the great opportunities of getting older.

1. my bed 2. real food 3. quiet/respect 5. car 6. cable

I miss nothing, it’s all about learning how to grow up. my guy however, misses everything 

I rarely had home-cooked meals as a kid unless a friend’s parent cooked for us. I get home-cooked meals more often now that I’m in college!

@snarkius@xanga - How so? I did have trouble with the spacing and gave up after twenty attempts at trying to get a single space between sections… 

amen to all of those.

@torturetoy@xanga - I see what you see but, I’m okay with it. I’m not a big stickler for grammar or spelling on blog posts compared to like essays etc; That is when people usually do their very best. 

@snarkius@xanga - I concur.

OP:
I’ve always done my own laundry. My mother taught me when I was about 14 and I’ve been doing it ever since, though the rest makes more sense. 

The only thing that I missed in college was home cooked meals. I didn’t need a car where my school was located so I could get what I needed from places close by. When I was at home I did my own laundry so doing laundry wasn’t really an issue. I have 6 siblings, privacy was never really a luxury at home as well. My first semester though I had a room to myself so I did have some privacy. The second semester my roomate went home just about every weekend so I did have some alone time generally.

I can agree with most of these. This year my apartment only has two other people in it and I have my own bedroom, so the privacy is 100% better than it was for me last year. And I’ve done my own laundry for years o_o

I have an issue with cashing cheques and other bank-related processing because my bank at home is a rare branch that they don’t have where my school is, so I can only go the the bank when I go home. 

Nothing! I missed absolutely nothing about home when I went away to college.

When you’re living with strict parents who don’t trust you enough, have been humiliated by them with your dates, or have been labeled as a 16 year-old who’s 4 years behind in maturity level, been held back with driving lessons and not yet have my drivers license, and who’s mother once said that my little sister had to “babysit” me,believe me, I’d prefer to do my own laundry with a fee, compromise with roommates, going and coming whenever I please, shop at limited stores, and having non-homemade meals.

Most of these complaints brought up in this blog to me are superficial.

Freedom comes with a cost and that’s why I was never one of those employees who goofed off. I am a damned disciplined worker who will do anything for freedom or give me death.

When I went to college and left my prison home, I FELT LIKE I DIED AND WENT TO HEAVEN.

@Hinase@xanga - ?? Everything is spelled correctly except for when I used made up words like “hella.” There is a word in there I used, “wont” and that IS spelled AND used correctly. So, please. Enlighten me since “Snarkius” isn’t.

@torturetoy@xanga - 

For someone bitching about someone else’s grammar, the over and misuse of ellipsis in your comment is horrifying. Grammar Nazis all need to die along with anyone who thinks they are better than every other living person. Haaaaate. 

@torturetoy@xanga - There is a big overuse of ellipsis in your comment and for that, your comment is very different to read. I understand about the spacing as I too, have problems with it. 

@sas07@xanga - Some ellipses actually are properly placed. You wouldn’t know that, however, because you didn’t see the original comment to know where I took out certain phrases, sentences and words. As for people needing to die and the other heinous things you said, I agree. People who think they are so much better than others and feel they should be able to dictate who lives and who doesn’t definitely do fall into that category. Yup, that would be you. While we’re at it, tag “hypocrite” to that as you are being hypocritical by your last statement. I don’t need some random stranger telling me that I should be dead because I have an obsessive-compulsive need to comment on (not bitch about. Bitching would involve long rants and spews of hate, similar to your comment, minus the ranting) or correct grammar.  I also don’t find it necessary to cyber-attack someone you don’t even know just to satisfy some prepubescent need for attention. You’re not impressing anyone with your “more righteous than thou” attitude over the Internet. Cheers, Sunshine. Have a nice day.

ROFLMAO

I probably would never have escaped my parents if I hadn’t gone to college. I’m not there now, due to the  impossibility of paying for it. I still have to pay for laundry, but I’d rather pay for it than have my mother going through my clothes and throwing out what she doesn’t like. I never knew real privacy until I did move out. I could walk out of my room and go to the bathroom without being interrogated about it. I could walk outside without being told off for nothing. It was miraculous! I didn’t have good home-cooked meals at home, so I never missed that. I did miss KFC though. Moving to the dorms, and then to my current home, was the best thing for me. 

@torturetoy@xanga - Sorry, I was angry about a whole lot of things earlier and your comment set me off. Pretentious people are one of my least favorite things ever, but my comment was totally uncalled for. Apologies.

wow. I never had any of those problems. And my school was in the middle of nowhere. The only problem I had was finding a salon to do my type of hair. I never found one, but I learned how to do my own hair and how to work with other people for doing our hair.
Our campus had a free shuttle to take us places and lots of my friends had cars. Laundry was expensive but I was always in the know about broken machines that don’t charge lol. The cafeteria food was pretty good. I actually miss all the variety. I had plenty of privacy. I lived in a suite and my roommates were cool. But I’m not really a private person about things like that.

back in high school, i felt like everybody seem dull and the same. now i’m in college, i see so many weirdos i don’t know how to fit in. well that’s mostly because i’m in a city college an hour away from my hometown so everybody has a lot of old friends with them and i dont

Not to be trollish, but your grammar is really strange…

Having my mom there to take care of me when I’m sick. My roommate saw I was very very sick and he didn’t even offer to go out and get me medication. Which is fine, but it’s nice living at home where your parents do it in a heart beat.

all 5 things continue after college and when you enter the workforce.  sorry didn’t mean to bum you out…. LOL oh yeas number 6: taking care of your finances and budgeting yourself.

I’m so glad that I’m able to still live at home and commute to school. It’s a 25 minute walk, 7 minute drive, or 20 minute bus ride to get from my house to school. I don’t have to deal with annoying roommates, loud dorm buildings, expensive and sometimes questionable on-campus dining, fighting to do laundry, lack of privacy, etc.

I love being able to hop on the bus, be home within 20 minutes, and just relax in my own room and do my homework/studying in a quiet, comfortable environment. I feel so much more productive.

I remember when I was first starting college, all of my peers thought I was weird for staying at home, but I’m so grateful that I did. I save a ton of money and am a lot more comfortable. Someone with high levels of regular anxiety just doesn’t do well in a crowded dorm building. Plus there’s really no need to spend the money on a dorm if you go to a school that is in your hometown!