Big Decisions
When I was 18 year old I wore bowling shoes everywhere I went, skipped school to grab lunch at McDonald’s, and jumped off a bridge. Did you do anything stupid when you were 18? I bet you did. At 18 you can’t see past the end of the week and don’t really think out anything you do.
So why is it that most people pick their college major and therefore their future career at a time when they can’t even make a good decision about a hairstyle or kind of music to listen to. Can you image at age 18 choosing a genre of music that you had to listen to the rest of your life. Then why would you choose what you would do with the majority of your waking hours at that age.
No wonder so many people switch majors during school and even more never use their degree. The system that we send our kids through just doesn’t work. Instead of allowing our children to graduate from high school and take some time figuring out who they are and what they want to do, our system nearly forces kids directly into college out of high school.
Why isn’t it the norm to spend a year or two figuring out who you are? What could possibly go wrong if you allow someone to experience life before they go into college. Many students are not ready for college at 18 and end of dropping or flunking out. If they waited and realized the value of an education they would never flunk out.
Parents, Teachers, and members of society frown upon young adults who take time to find themselves. What is the big hurry? I think that if we all thought about what we wanted to do and what gifts we had to give to society we would all be better off.
Maybe the older generations are just worried about getting the kids to work so they can start paying into the social security system. 
I think we all need to take a look at who we are and what we enjoy. Going with the flow can be dangerous and could be a huge waste of time and money. I say question the norm and make your own decisions.
Eventhough we made stupid decisions when we were 18, I wouldn’t take any of them back!!! I did decide that I was going to marry my husband at 18!!!! But, I must admit… I didn’t grow up to be what I thought I wanted to be at 18!!!