My 19 year old is struggling with, all of things, what to do with the rest of her life. She says she has days where she wonders why she's taking the classes she's taking and why she has chosen Business as her current major. I told her if it makes her feel any better that her 45 year old mother is still trying to figure out what it is she wants to do with her life.
When I was 19, I was living the carefree life of a young woman on the brink of becoming a legal adult. And I was absolutely clueless as to what I was going to do with the rest of my life. I was a "live for the moment" person. Plans and schedules were meant to be changed on an hourly basis. Living with three other girls was just the right recipe for road trips, late nights and daring escapades that involved swimming pools and tatoo parlors.
Kris has a touch of her paternal grandmother in her. Granny is a free spirit that is still searching for whatever it is she is searching for. Kris knows she needs to secure a college degree in whatever she decides to major in. But the Free Spirit in Kris sometimes talks louder and tugs harder than the rational and disciplined side of her being. Free Spirit likes to tickle Kris' imagination which triggers thoughts of living happily ever after on an island which is surrounded by crystal clear waters and the sand is like spun sugar. (Easy to imagine; isn't it?)
The time frame for Kris to declare a major is getting shorter. She thinks it is ridiculous for society to expect a 19 year old to know what he/she wants to do for the rest his/her life. I vote we win the lottery, quit college, quit work and BUY an island.....I'll be sitting under an umbrella sipping a fruity drink out of a pineapple while reading a trashy novel. Free Spirits are welcome!
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