- You’ll abuse the new freedom you have. It’s okay.
- You’ll mess up and call Dad to fix it. It’s okay.
- You’ll spend all of your money on all of the wrong things, and you’ll find outrageous ways to make more money. It’s okay.
- You’ll kiss a lot of boys… And most likely regret the majority of them. You have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince, right? It’s okay.
- You’ll embarrass yourself and do things that won’t make Mom proud. It’s okay.
- You’ll realize Mom is right about everything, and you’ll continue to live your life as if she isn’t, pushing off your final surrender to the inevitable as long as possible. It’s okay.
- You’ll lose touch with the people you talked to every day in high school and keep up with the people you should’ve spent more time with when you had the chance. It’s okay.
- You’ll feel lost and alone, and you will cry. It’s okay.
- You’ll change your major (or add a minor or two). It’s okay.
- You’ll try new things that you will love, and you’ll try new things that you will hate. It’s okay.
- You’ll question everything your life was the last 18 years and wonder how you got to where you are. It’s okay.
- You’ll eat. You will eat a lot. It’s okay.
- You’ll learn that exercise isn’t an option… It’s a must, yet you’ll still struggle to get to the gym regularly. It’s okay.
- You’ll get a taste of marriage after living with your first roommate (especially if she also becomes your best friend) and your desire to be married in the future will be made even more unattainable because you’ll want nothing more than to live alone for the rest of your life. It’s okay.
- But you’ll continue to search for Mr. Right, knowing at this point it’s a lost cause and accepting that you’ll die alone. It’s okay.
- However, you’ll still keep faith in your fairytale, even on the days you won’t admit it. It’s okay.
- You’ll still deal with the typical annoying people that always seem to show up in your life. They’re not going anywhere. It’s okay.
- You’ll realize that adults don’t have it all figured out either. And you’ll panic. It’s okay.
- You’ll pick just about anything else there is to do over class some days. It’s okay.
- You’ll realize how important it is to go to class and regret all of the times you didn’t. It’s okay.
- You’ll realize that there’s no place like home, and whether or not you let it show, you’ll be ecstatic when you get the chance to go back, even if you thought you wanted to run away forever. It’s okay.
- And when it’s all over… You’ll want to go back and do it all again because despite it being the craziest, scariest time of your life, it was sort of beautiful and liberating. It’s okay.
Lessons Learned & Life Loved 
Aren’t you something! Loved it.
Nice website nice writing, especially for the demographic you are reaching out to.
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This girl illustrates it perfectly with words.
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Yep! That’s the time in life, when everything is indeed OK.
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Couldn’t have said it better myself! Love that college life!
You are a beautiful writer! This post is 100% true. 🙂
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All those things are true your first year, and for ever after. Beautiful post.
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I couldn’t finish reading. One more “It’s okay” was going to make me scream. I get the reason, but ugh it was annoying. Would’ve been better with a few scattered.
I ws going to say the SAME thing. It drove me crazy. But I still loved the points, they could not be more true
Yeah… I had also thought the same thing but then I was like, “I don’t have to read them all do I? Even if I know it will still be there?” So yeah. It’s okay.
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This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever read. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I love this sentiment! Accepting yourself is the hardest thing! Still working on it
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This is corny
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Exactly how I feel
true
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Well written but wasn’t there anything at all which was “not okay” ? Like something you want to change if you get a chance to time travel ?
half of this isn’t okay try to avoid things you will regret okay freshmen
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Im not going to lie. This is EXACTLY what i needed to hear/read right now, being a college freshman. Thank you.
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Hi Jessica, I was wondering if you would give me permission to repost on my blog. It’s not my usual “stuff” (I write paranormal romance at charlottecopperauthor.com), but I found a link to this on my niece’s facebook, and as I’m busy looking at universities with my daughter, your points ring soooo true.
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Haha. I am a freshman now. Everything is undoubtedly true! lol lol, Especially the last one, no.21.
Tks a lot, you indeed inspired me :”>
This is so great that I had to share on my own blog. Thanks so much for taking the time to write. You’re awesome!
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