They think I’m not entirely ‘grounded in reality’, they say. They want me to go to some live-in nerdy activity ranch thing for troubled Canadian youth, that one out in Ontario where you come back programmed like some robot, dressed in a tye-dyed shirt and eating tuna sandwiches, ” Mandy explained, a horrified look on her face. “You’re eighteen, not twelve! Would they really send you to some rat’s nest like that?” Wendy questioned in mock horror. “Aw hell no, if you get sent there, they’ll make you hold hands and sing songs about caring! And they’ll force you to recycle everything in blue canisters, and to discuss your emotions in front of groups of bratty little dopes! ”“ Dear god, they’ll have geeky youth wiener roasts at night, and no locks on the doors! ” Mandy added, eyes wide. “…It’ll be the day pigs fly, my parents have the camp brochure on the fridge but they’ll never go through with sending me there. They always forget. Rebecca McNutt
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I think it's important to be grounded in reality. I'm not saying that I don't like nerdy activities, but I think it's important to make sure you make choices that are good for you--for example, instead of taking the easy way out by trying to get your parents to send you to some college where you can get all of your homework done for you. It's very easy to get lost in the idea of "living life to the fullest" and just take all of the easy choices that are made available to you. However, sometimes it's better if we can learn about what is possible for us and for our lives by facing what is difficult.

Source: Smog City

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