Stay at home or go out, that's a problem.

China
August 1, 2012 12:25am CST
I just finished my high school study and attend to a college.After the College Entrance Examination, I‘m having a three-month vacation which will never happen in my life again.I told myself to catch this chance and do sth different.I want to tavel,to England.It's Olympic time and if I want to take part in, I'm gonna wait another four years until I graduat from my college.My mom emphasised the time and the security of traveling aboard which annoy me a lot. During these days, Beijing is raining which makes me guess that if the sky is broken with a hole. Today the rain stopped and I asked my mom if I could hang out with fridens and she stated to complain how blundering I was and never considered what I was going to do in the future.Now I don't talk to her and she is sitting in her room watching Olympic Games.How can I understand what I want from sinking myself into sofa?!Or should I leave with the door shut cooly?She is my MOM.TAT
6 responses
@Hillxuan (77)
• China
1 Aug 12
so i heard ,beijing was storm.first congratulation you will enter college,i just graduted from college.i this case you have a long holidays ,you can go travelling,but you said that you mom doesn't agree,she just concerned about your safety.so stay at home playing with your friend ,you can jion in club that you interested.enjoy summers!!good luck
• China
1 Aug 12
Thank you,guy~congratulations to you as well.join in club is a good idea.May I ask you which college will you attend?
2 Aug 12
just prepare yourself when you enter college..it's not easy..it's just like a challenge...it's really hard...
@GemmaR (8517)
1 Aug 12
I live in England, and I can see why people would want to come over the watch the games because it is amazing and there is a really good atmosphere over here at the moment. I don't know how old you are, but I think that you sound as though you're old enough to start making decisions in your life about the things that you would like to do without having to worry about what your Mum tells you to do. You should listen to her advice because you should respect her, but at the end of the day you're old enough to go in the direction that you want to in your own life.
• China
1 Aug 12
Hi there.i notice that all you sentences are so long and for me, a chinese ,have to spend some time to understandO(n_n)O(joking).you are right.my mom is always my mom and i love her.and respect is one way to show my love to her.About the direction,I will surely arrive there,but not now.I must afford myself.It's just like now i'm a sprout absorbing the nutrient she provide and years later,I will be a frodent tree to make oxygen.
@asdomencil (4265)
• Philippines
1 Aug 12
Sometimes after graduation, you are really goign to miss hanging out with your friends and have happy time before going home. For now, if you really want to go out, better tell your mom the exact reason why you want to leave the house so that they will be aware where are you going. Talk to her and explain properly, if she allows you, you must be thankful. If not, just respect their decision and I know they have a better reason for not letting you out of the house.If you have the courage, better ask her why she did not allow you to go outside.
• China
1 Aug 12
You are right.The atmosphere of my family shouldn't like the color of the cloudy sky.And you know the road situation of Beijing,not that good.Maybe she is worried about this.And about the college,new challenge right?I regard the university as a small society and skills will be needed more about handling poeple and problems.I'm definitely going to miss the time we spent toghter,laughing and chatting all around.They are in the best stage of my life!
@shaqziad (655)
• Malaysia
1 Aug 12
i get your point. yeah, i agree that now is the time to do something different. once you get into college, you will say goodbye to free time. then you might goes straight to work. no more fooling around. but traveling to England is quite radical. i can understand why your mom is against that.it is quite sudden, you need to think about travel expense, accommodation, passport, visa and many more. why don't you travel in your country? there must be a lot of interesting places in China that you haven't visit. you can stay in friend or relative places too. it safer that way. your mom might let you go.
@paulli3 (312)
• China
1 Aug 12
i think you should take a trip, you finished yor school study. it's so good and now you have enough time to have fun. if you only stay at home, that's too boring. you don't have any homework now and when you go to college you have to study hard again, so you have good time now, just enjoy it and do something you want, london is so interesting now and maybe it is a good country for you to travel
• China
1 Aug 12
well,thank you guyO(n_n)O I have persuade my mom take me to the South Korea.There has been no trip organised by travel agency to London.That's ok.I plan to be an exchange student in the college and via this way I can be in England for maybe half or one year.
• United States
2 Aug 12
Congratulations on entering college. It will be a new road to cross. I've been there and done that and loved it. Yes it can be tough but you'll do just find. My advice if you can do take a mini-vacation that's about all the time you have right now. School starts in the fall and I advise everyone who will listen if you can go to college go do not stall and say I'll take a year off because you'll never get back into the swing of things. I have known so many people who have done that and they ended up not getting a degree. Now I suspect you're 18 and in America at the age of 18 you are considered an adult and can chose to make your own decisions. However, as a parent we have the wisdom that you don't so listen to your mom. Did you know that even today and I'm 55 my kids still listen to what their mom says -- moms have that kind of power because kids value what I have to say. It is amazing. Now I have one child adult who is at home and he is 18 and we pretty much let him go where he wants to as long as we know where he is. That's all we ask. Do you know we know more now where he is at then we did when he was younger. We love our children and want only the best for them but sometimes the answer is "no". Good luck in college and keep us posted.