By Chelsey Monks
Recently spring sports have started up again. High school athletes are into their old ritual of waking up early… really early, then off to school where our brains almost explode, then stay after to make things up, tests, quizzes, etc. And then off to practice for two to three hours of running, catching, throwing, and hitting, then home to take a shower to wash the sweat off, eat dinner, and do homework. Teen lives are absolutely crazy and the fact that parents complain about being tired is crazy. It may seem cliché but they couldn’t stand one day in our shoes. School is getting harder every year and the stress of getting into a good college or university doesn’t seem to help. Parents, coaches, teachers, and friends all challenge our patience and its not our fault that sometimes we explode. Wouldn’t you? Balancing a good relationship with parents, keeping on good terms with teachers, playing hard for coaches, and dealing with the ever so difficult social life is making me dizzy just talking about it.
However, at the end of the season and the school year and after finals are over, students are ready to embrace the summer. Thank goodness we have two months to collect ourselves before the cycle starts over again, if not I think all us teens would be basket cases by now.
1 comment:
Read Papa's post on a similar topic. He's able to state the problem a little more orderly without sounding like..., well, a whiner. Maybe giving the reader an anecdote to illustrate you point would help. If you are going to write one of these "complainer" articles, you need to get the reader to empathize.
Your life is hard, busy, chaotic - true. But you do bring up the biggest possible solution to the problem: summer vacation! No matter how crazy life gets, you have almost 11 weeks to do nothing but relax and recharge your batteries.
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