I guess I'm weird.

[daisyandoliver]

So I've noticed how different I am than the other seniors at my school... Some examples.

1. They spend Friday nights out with friends partying and all that 'yolo' BS while I'm home chilling in my bed with my dog and rabbits.

2. They seriously live by the term yolo no joke. Yeah I understand I'm only young once but that doesn't mean I need to screw up my life by getting drunk and plastering pictures on Facebook and what not.

3. They get excited about beer and weed and having parties and all that. I get overly excited because I bought a new hand held vacuum to clean my room after Oliver throws hay all over.

4. They say they go to school because they have to and they dont care about their grades. I love school. I'm so serious about school because I want to get good grades and succeed in life.

5. They all are friends with eachother or have a big group of friends and say how they hate their families or their parents because they cant go out or stay out past midnight. My friends are my family, my bf, my best friend and my pets.

Oh a brighter note, that vacuum i was talking about. I really did get one today and i really am super excited to have it. Haha.

Im a misfit.

 

[daisyandoliver]

My new vacuum!

 

[agnesthelion]

Not a misfit at all. I can tell you have a good head on your shoulders and can see the bigger picture in life. That's a true gift. The biggest thing working against young people is them not being able to see that there is a bigger plan and that current decisions now will effect them later.

Stay the way and good for you

 

[daisyandoliver]

Exactly why I do it. People don't like me very much lol. Pretty sure my two best friends are mom and sister. )

 

[LakeCondo]

Being plastered isn't really living. In fact it's a 'good' way to stop living.

 

[daisyandoliver]

Yes! They don't understand that though.

 

[qtipthebun]

If you're weird, girl, so am I. It's a Friday night and I'm snuggled with a bunny, a stack of student essays to grade, and a mug of dandelion tea. It's a social month if you get me out to do something once.
Drinking's not all that. I mean, I'll have a drink occasionally, but I'm not going to go out and get plastered with a bunch of people I don't know. And yea, I remember in college (more than in high school) that made me really fluffin' weird.
You find like minded people, though. My students in one of my sections were talking about that today. Out of the 18 of them in that first section, four never ever drink, and several more were saying that they're very picky about who they drink with and how much they will drink. You find people, trust me. My favorite college Halloween: everyone else was out getting wasted, my friend and I were sitting on the couch drinking hot chocolate, knitting, and watching Golden Girls. I'm not kidding.

 

[daisyandoliver]

Hehe. That sounds like fun to me. My best friend has a bun too and I can see me and her just hanging with our buns watching TV on weekends. We do that now but not with our buns lol.

 

[missyscove]

You sound a lot like me too. My biggest problem in high school was when my mom couldn't drive me to the animal shelter to volunteer on the weekend. In college, my ideal party included baking cookies and playing board games and you know what, I found other people who wanted to do that with me.

Now, it's a 3 day weekend, but we have midterms next week so my big Friday night activities today were taking a nap and walking my roommate's dogs.

There are definitely bigger and better things in life than high school and when it comes to people, there are plenty of fish in the sea. You'll find people that, even if their choices aren't the same as yours, are willing to respect yours.

 

[Korr_and_Sophie]

High school doesn't last forever. The people you know (friends or not) in high school, you might barely talk to once you graduate.
If you can find like minded people to hang out with, that can make it better. You might not find rabbit crazy people, but more school minded people is a start.
You know what is important to you, so keep up with that. Other people should not worry you.

The people getting drunk all the time and not doing their school work will end up paying for it. It could be failing now and having to repeat classes or even having to do another year. They can end up dropping out with a job flipping burgers for the next decade.

 

[whitelop]

I'll be honest, I was a social being in high school. I went to parties, I hung out with everyone. I stayed out late and had a good time. BUT...I made sure I did my homework and everything I needed to do before I went out. My parents were really cool and let me do what I wanted and I did. But I took care of my responsibilities first and then had fun. It was NOT every weekend, but maybe 1 or 2 a month.
The other weekends, I hung out with my best friend and her mom sitting on the couch with a big bucket of pretzels, some salt water taffy and Law and Order SVU marathons. Thats what happened A LOT.

You're not a misfit, you're just you. You'll find people which I'm sure you have that are interested in the same things you're interested in. You'll find people who want to make cookies with you and hang out with your grumpy faced buns on the weekends instead of getting wasted.

BTW, you're hand-held vacuum is AWESOME! I really want one.
Ohh and what the hell does "yolo" mean? I'm 22, but I don't speak in slang like that and when I hear things like that I want to scream!

 

[cwolfec]

whitelop wrote:

Ohh and what the hell does "yolo" mean? I'm 22, but I don't speak in slang like that and when I hear things like that I want to scream!

Haha, "yolo" means "you only live once." It's basically an excuse to do stupid crap and get away with it. Didn't it used to be "Carpe Diem" or "seize the day?" That makes much more sense to me! Why would you want to ruin your one life??

For me, I partied some in college, got it out of my system, and grew up. It sounds like you are wise beyond your years!

 

[whitelop]

cwolfec wrote:

Haha, "yolo" means "you only live once." It's basically an excuse to do stupid crap and get away with it. Didn't it used to be "Carpe Diem" or "seize the day?" That makes much more sense to me! Why would you want to ruin your one life??

For me, I partied some in college, got it out of my system, and grew up. It sounds like you are wise beyond your years!

Thanks for clearing that up for me! I refused to google things like that. Thats pretty stupid. It does just sound like an excuse to do stupid things, wow.

 

[Anaira]

You only live once, so live it how you want to, not the way your peers do, or think you should. I'm much the same, except I have no social life at all. But even if I did, it wouldn't be the partying life at all.

Cool vacuum cleaner! I want one.

 

[caustin4]

You're not a misfit, just have your priorities straight. I always used to joke- my friends/peers don't friend their parents on Facebook because they have pictures of drinking and partying. I don't friend mine because I have pictures of the pets I brought home without them knowing. Even while in college my family hears more about my bunnies than going out, simply because I spend more time with them than I do acting like a fool. Ironically enough I live in yolo county (that's the actual name) and I live how I want to, with my family and pets as #1, not the social scene.

 

[audrinasmommy88]

You are not weird at all. I wish I was like you when I was in highschool. I did the partying and drugs, staying out late, driving drunk (surprised Im still alive), sneaking out...its not worth it. Somehow I did manage to graduate with highest honors and an advanced diploma. Mostly because my dad stayed on my butt about my schoolwork. You have a good head on your shoulders, KEEP IT THAT WAY! Dont succumb to what others are doing. It really is just people trying to fit in. Who cares?! They say when you die, you can count your true friends on one hand. Im starting to learn that. Those people I hung out with in highschool dont even talk to me anymore because I am married and have a 3 year old and another on the way. I cant do the things I used to, and they dont agree with it. So live your life the right way and i guarantee you will have little to no regrets!

 

[irishbunny]

I know how you feel in a way. Here it's hard to find people who want to do anything else but drink for fun, we have a huge drinking culture here. When you are meeting up with friends or catching up with people it's always at the pub, or calling to each other's houses with a bottle of wine. At my age there is nothing else to do in my town but meet up at a pub. I don't know anyone my age (19, legal age is 18) who doesn't drink at least once a week. I do like to go out for a few drinks and a dance every now and then, but most of the time my friends have to drag me because I prefer to stay at home and invite them over for nice food and a film.

 

[daisyandoliver]

Yeah I can understand drinking occasionally and everything but the people here start drinking and smoking by the time their 13. If you don't by then you probably won't be an addict or anything. I'll admit I've went to ONE party and drank. Then the next day I went home and did my homework and made sure I got it all done. I don't really find that stuff very fun. My bestest friend and I like to go out to eat then roam walmart for hours. Lmao!

 

[Imbrium]

you sound like me in high school, lol... hopefully you'll have the same experience I did when I got to college! I was amazed - all the things that made me "different" in high school were the very things people liked about me in college. I felt like I could really be myself and never get judged for it and found lots of other "weird" people to hang out with

 

[daisyandoliver]

I'm excited. I know that if I have friends, they HAVE to love animals or I have issues getting along with them though. I love to talk about my babies so when someone just is like I hate animals. I basically say they hate you too... and me.

I know this is completely off topic..but I have to post this picture because it is just making me smile so big right now. This is my other reason I stay home and cuddle with my animals. He is 12 and I don't want to lose any time with him.

<3