As graduation slowly approaches, real life comes quickly
upon me as childhood life slowly fades away. As a high school student I was
under the wings of my parents. I always followed my parent’s opinions. At the
time most decisions were being made I truly thought I was making the choices on
my own. I have realized how ignorant that thought was of me. Even if my parents
tell me that it is my decision and it’s my choice to make on whatever the
situation maybe, my decision comes subconsciously from what I think they will
choose. Personally, this is not always a bad thing, but it’s always not a good
thing either. After graduation I will be
moving to Charleston to attend Carver Beauty Academy. My parents are helping me
purchase this cute little yellow house up there, which I will have to help pay
the bills for. My parents told me that they would help pay for my stuff for the
first three months and then they are going to slowly fade all the cost to me.
They said they wanted me to be settled with a job to make sure that I had
things covered. When I am on my own I won’t be living under the influence of my
parents anymore because I will not be having the constant contact with them
like I do now. Yes, I will be visiting them every once in a while, but it will
not be the same as living with them.
From being under their roof so long I will carry some of their traits
with me, but I will also be starting some of my own. I might not even realize
that this is going on at the time, but I know it will. I watched the change my
brother went through when he first started going to college. The decisions that
I make will not be based around the opinions or views of my parents anymore.
They will be based around my own. I will be living on my own instead of the
shelter of my parents. As I continue my walk through life I will have many
experiences. Some experiences will be good and some experiences will be bad. I
will learn from every single one of them and sometimes I probably won’t even
realize it. I will meet new friends, allies, and possibly even enemies in my
future. Everyone that I meet will hold a great impact to my life. I will be in
situations where I will have to think fast on my feet (not a strong point for
me) and others where I will have to be patient. I could possibly witness things that may change
my mind forever. Between all of the people I meet, situations I experience, and
things I will witness my opinion will change. A year from now, I make it my
goal not to base my decisions on my parents opinions, but on mine own instead.
