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Looking for a career
I am 16 and a junior going into my senior year.
I am homeschooled and I have also recently skipped a grade.
I'm afraid to graduate, I don't want to be considered an adult. I am afraid to grow up, I don't think I can handle the responsebility yet.
I am also having problems deciding on what I would like to do with myself for the rest of my life. Universities, jobs, where to live, wether I want to run away from my parents/past and never see them again as soon as I am old enough or not, etc.
Someone give me some encouraging words?
*I am being picky this time; I don't want some 'know-it-all' fifteen year old girl that has raging hormones telling me what universities to check out or how I should probably see a psychiatrist. I want an adult with maybe a few suggestions for my troubles. Maybe a quote I could remember to keep myself going.
...because right now, I just don't feel like hanging on.
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First off, some kids know what they're talking about. Not all 15 year olds are stupid & "know it alls." Not all of them are like that, but some are. Don't judge the whole group from just a few. That's not giving people a chance.
Anyways, lots of people are afraid to graduate & move on, but it's life. There is no holding back, and you have to take exactly what it throws at you. Ready or not -- that's the fun of the experience. It teaches you a lesson as well.
Some kids don't know what to do with themselves for a while. Some kids go to school for a certain major & then do something in a completely different field of work for their career. College is there to help you figure out exactly what you wanna do with life. But when you do something, make sure it's something you love. You don't wanna have some mediocre job that you hate, right? Whether pay is good or not, loving what you do seems to be most important.
Don't run away from your parents. Besides, they've taught you & helped you to grow [I'm assuming they have, or they would be horrible parents]. They're the reason why you're here, and why you're going to pursue what it is you're gonna pursue. I can't tell you what colleges to go to, where to live or what jobs to get, but I can tell you that life is going to throw you lots of shit, and whether you're ready for it or not, life doesn't care. It's gonna hit you anyways, and you need to accept it.
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How in any way was this a smart ass answer? I gave you an answer which you asked for, and I think it was good. I wasn't being a dick to you, so get over yourself.
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ok. I'm 16 also, although i'm a sophomore becoming a junior. I'm already looking into colleges and I'm having a difficult dicision too, because I like so make different things. what you need to figure out is what you like to do, and what colleges offer it.
You really don't want to go like half way across the country away from your parents, you might get homesick. but you don't want to live at home, so safe distance anywhere from 30 minutes to 5 or so hours.
And growing up is difficult, I know. I was forced to grow up too fast when my grandmother died, I was 11. and you can handle the responsibility just believe in yourself and you can do anything.
I guess a quote you could go by, well, a book, go read Oh The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss.
"not all who wander are lost"
i hope that helps
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I'm 15... but I'm not a know-it-all... I'm homeschooled and I don't want to grow up either. I just want to sleep all day and not have responsibilities. I'm super smart. I'm friendly, funny, and nice around people that I know REALLY well, but people that I barely know- I'm really shy around them. So, what am I doing? I'm going to get a job where I don't have to be around people at first. I'm going to start small where I don't have to do much. Like a secretary for a hair shop. Then I'll work my way up to a movie rental place. And so on, and I'm hoping I'll have the hang of it. I know I didn't answer your question, I shouldn't have even wrote this. It's just that I thought I was the only person like this. It's okay if you rate bad. I just can't wait to hear what people will say. Maybe it will help me, too.
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