Top Ten Things You Don't Miss Until They're Gone
You don't necessarily acknowledge them until its gone. Maybe you even hate them while they're there, or promise we wont miss them, but we will!Most kids (myself included) look forward to voting, drinking, losing their virginity, and moving out of the house. While it all seems pretty cool, I'll probably end up missing the minimal responsibilities.
We spend childhood wishing for the freedom of adulthood, and then we spend adulthood wishing for the carefree spirit of childhood.
No matter how you slice it, in the future, we're going to miss school to some extent. Just summer gets me depressed after a certain point because of my lack of productivity, not seeing my friends, or not having a routine to rely on.
I'm sure this will only intensify when I'm out for good.
I definitely miss high school. Back when I was actually in high school, I never imagined I'd be telling myself that. Make it count for those of you who are still in it or haven't experienced it yet!
There's a pretty interesting proverb to this:
"On the first day, you cry because you don't want to enter school."
"On the last day, you cry because you don't want to leave school."
Once again, COULD NOT BE MORE TRUE! I would always fight with my brother when we were younger, but I've been missing him ALL THE TIME since he left for college in August 2011.
He recently quit in February 2015, but even so, I STILL don't get to see him much during the day because he has to work due to quitting college. I guess that's yet another reason I enjoy Liv and Maddie - the plot often relates to my life.
I say this because my sister just recently drove off to college. Sure, you fight and fuss, but they're the best friends you don't have the option to break up with.
Enjoy their company, because you'll miss it when they're gone.
I've moved around so often that I've never felt like I had a home until now. My parents are building a house, which means I'm living out in the country on a farm until I go off to college!
Home becomes such a part of your routine that you hardly notice it after a while. Sure, you're grateful for it while you have it. But there's a reason homesickness is so prevalent.
I've moved 14 times in my life (honest), so imagine how many homes I miss living in.
I always miss winter when it's summer, but never vice versa. I've adapted to the cold, and I work better, sleep better, and am generally less stressed even when it's freezing.
I can't stand the searing heat and the plague of insects that come with the summer, let alone the widespread social hype about it.
During the summer, we complain about the heat and wish it were winter. During the winter, we complain about the cold and wish it were summer, especially where I live, where every weather event is extreme.
I have had long hair all my life, and one day, my mom suggested cutting it short. I was like, "No! My long hair is too precious!" But my mom kept telling me how "cute" I would look with short hair.
So on the day I got my haircut, I was shocked. It was WAY TOO SHORT! I LOOKED LIKE A BOY! And it wasn't a bob like my mom promised - it was a pixie cut! I cried and cried for days. I missed sporting my long, beautiful ponytail. I missed my long locks floating up when I jumped on the trampoline. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I even missed the tangles!
Now, this was 5 months ago, so my hair is still short, but it's not a pixie anymore. It's almost a bob. My mom says I can start wearing ponytails again when it's a little past my chin. I will NEVER EVER HAVE SHORT HAIR AGAIN FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE!
I wouldn't know what it's like to lack air, and I hope I never do.
Having a pretty weird but real fear of the sun (for skin health reasons), I spend many scorching days holed up inside or with layers of sunscreen. But once the winter gloom sets in, I miss the energy the bright outdoors gives me.
You know that one song: Only miss the sun when it starts to snow.
When my iPad screen broke, I felt disconnected from reality until it was mended. I could operate similar functions with so many other devices, but losing one, temporarily or permanently, can make a big difference.
It would be much the same if that happened to my Samsung Galaxy phone or my Lenovo laptop.
Buggy electronics that hardly work are better than ones that don't work at all. You spend a lot of time frustrated, smacking them to load. But once they die for good, it's like your world shatters.
Oh, trust me, I don't take them for granted. They hardly ever work in my house, so I'm very thankful when they do.
In life, you don't know what you've got until it's gone. That's how I feel when I'm with my friends, especially after COVID-19 broke apart me and my best friend Mindy from Disney's Hollywood Studios' Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular.
It's Joeysworld.
Thanks to the pandemic, I didn't get to see my best friends every day. Naturally, I felt lonely and sad. Hopefully, this year will be different.
The Newcomers
Okay, okay, it's pretty clear now what inspired this list. I miss layering for the winter currently. I experience the same fashion blues in the winter when I miss the eclectic colors and flip-flops.
I'm fortunate enough to still have my parents, but when I miss them after just a week at camp... yeah, I can't imagine being without them.
Hear me out first! I say this because I can spend consecutive days absolutely exhausted and wishing to sleep. But it seems the minute my head hits the pillow, I'm wide awake, and I'm like, "Come on! You were tired just a second ago!"
Try this: Do absolutely nothing apart from indoor stuff all day until 1 a.m. Then lie down with a book and just fall asleep with the light on.
I love the feeling of putting your head on a pillow and slipping into unconsciousness.
I left it at home, which is two hours away from where I am right now. My laptop will be shutting off any second.
I miss Halloween the second it's over.
I do miss some vacation locations.
I enjoy every millisecond of my birthday (July).
