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life after high school, how's it going for y'all?
I'm 19 and I dropped out at 17. I am constantly being pushed to find a job or go study and apply to college or uni. I have no desire to do any though. I've always struggled to know what type of job I will have and what to do once I'm an adult. I currently work at a gas station and my parents are furious with me and wants me to find a 'real' job. but I feel comfortable living like this. after job I get back to my small apt and spend the rest of my days there.
But you have a real job.
Your parents are delusional idiots if they think there is any more real job than that.
And actual good parents would hope you're happy and healthy, not burned out and sick. You have a job, and you have place to live in, you aren't stressed out. That is way better live that most. I start to suspect they are envious, becaus...... 1 reply
Nothing wrong with not having a "productive" or "real" job, coasting in life is valid. HOWEVER, please don't do retail / grocery/ warehouse for the rest of your life, it will fuck up your body so bad in the long term reply
I finished HS and earned my Associates in a community college. After that didnt have enough money to apply for diagnostic imaging school so I worked three jobs to support myself. Joined the military and have a soon to be 1yo and absolutely love being a parent. I never thought I would be married, let alone have a child as I was okay being childless ...... reply
I graduated a few years ago, didn't go to uni, and was stuck looking for work for 2 years before I finally landed the job I'm currently in. It's at a cafe. I want to work on ship engines, though. So you definitely don't have to have your shit together right now because most people our age don't. We make plans, and then we change our minds and plans...... reply
my hs finals and graduation happened during lockdowns so that went absolutely great! i ended up with good grades but the social isolation aspect totally did not make my depression and anxiety worse, uh huh... :')
halfway through my bachelors, i took two years off bc even talking to my parents (i lived with them then) was difficult (not bc of them,...... reply
Well, I have one more year of High School. I plan to go to college, but still deciding on my major, I do know I want to have at least 3 side hustle like entertainment wise combine with (dancing, singing, music production maybe acting and influencing)Idk, just would like to try it out and go with her flow off how this generation is moving cause I am...... reply
You're doing great. It's your life and no one else's. If you're content where you're at, honestly that's fucking awesome. If your parents can't accept that, that's *their* problem and not yours.
It's been ah... nearly ten years since I dropped out. I made it through 11th grade, but my home situation changed and online schooling didn't work out wel...... reply
