I’m not sure how close you might be to your parents, or what point you are in your life, but for me, sometimes I get pretty homesick. My parents are pretty cool, and I’ve gotten pretty close to them for a variety of reasons. It’s a special relationship I share with them that is similar to the one I have with my sister (Yes, I have a sister. She’s pretty cool). I know this might seem personal, but I’m allowed to talk about whatever I want, so just deal with it.
When you are away from people that you really care about, you must find other ways to deal with it. One of those things is the friends that I have at school. I feel that I’ve been able to get very close with my roommates and other friends at school. We have very close friendships, and sometimes we rely on each other. Although I wouldn’t say they replace my parents or my sister, I feel it makes it easier to cope with being away from the people who matter the most to me.
The human brain relies on good, strong relationships to maintain sanity. Many studies talk about this. This idea might come off as very blunt because it really is. I don’t see my friends as people I have gotten close to because I am away from the closest people in my life. Instead, they are a result of it. Does this make sense? I hope it does. I feel like what you should gain from this post is the importance of the relationships of the people around you. Sometimes, you might not realize it, but a relationship you hold could falter even though you don’t mean it or know it at the end of the day. Keep the people that matter to you close because those are the people that will always care for you at the end of the day.
I will always have my parents and my sister. Despite this, I still feel guilty about going to school far away from them because sometimes I feel like I’m abandoning them. On the flip side, I’m happy here, so it’s a weight on my back that I just have to hold. No matter what, family and friends are the most essential things in my life. Even though sometimes I realize this more than others, I have constant reminders that reinforce the importance of those relationships. Thank god for the people close to me. I don’t know what I’d do without you.