I'm 18, I have 2 small jobs that I do in the evenings. I work at a Chinese for like 15 hours per week and doing Avon which is like 2 hours per week. I go to college, and I have to do coursework so that takes up time, and I have my boyfriend which also takes up time, but in a good way. My parents and I don't exactly get on so I can't turn to them for help, and whenever I want to talk to my boyfriend about how I never have any time to just sit down, he thinks I'm over exaggerating and makes it into a joke.
I know I'm only 18 and I shouldn't be complaining at such an early stage in life, but does anyone else feel like this? I know when you're a parent who works, it's difficult, but I'm 18. Any solutions? I can't think of any because I need both jobs to start driving lessons and for Christmas.
2006-09-28 21:38:53 · 11 answers · asked by susanradford18 4 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Sometimes it seems people are born in fast forward. When I was 17 I had a full time job and a part time job, went to school full time and part time and had a sick parent to take care of constantly. My girlfriend at the time also went to school full time and had a full time and part time job. we actually met at our full time job. It is very difficult to juggle absolute necessities. Life is a demand but yes it will slow down when you make it do so. Running FF all the time will burn you out, you should talk with your boyfriend to be more supportive of your plight, and tell him making jokes about your feelings hurts. He may see that you are running yourself into the ground and be worried about you, and is using jokes to cover up his uneasiness. Keep up the good work as best you can, but be aware of your limitations and say you can not once in a while. Sounds like you will go far in life once you let it settle down for you. Always know it is a good thing to know you can go into FF when you need to but it is not always necessary.
2006-09-29 02:17:55 · answer #1 · answered by curiosity 101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELL YES!!! My days feel like they last 15 minutes.
I'm lucky enough to work from home. I've had a string of cushy dot.com jobs which allow me to work on my computer, in my living room, for only a few hours a day (although I get paid for a full day's work). This releases me from the prison of daily commutes, offices, cubicles, high gas prices, and the general daily grind that most people have to go through.
Yes, this is a SWEET deal and I count myself in the top 5% most fortunate segment of the world's population. But this awesome arrangement also means that my days shoot by me at the speed of a 50 calibur bullet. Days ---> weeks ---> months ---> years before I even know it! I do my best to stop and smell the roses whenever I remember to do it...but still, I can't stop that fast forwarding of time.
2006-09-28 21:45:48 · answer #2 · answered by ardra71 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there became right into a time when I desperately and fervently wanted i'd desire to do precisely that. Rewind, to the ingredient the place I neglected an probability that became into the turning ingredient in my life, and that i've got by no potential common a chuffed day in my life considering the fact that then. I attempt to not stay on that fact and circulate forward with my life. In doing so, i understand that one and all i can do is the superb i can and do no injury. chuffed new year to you.
2016-10-15 08:15:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm 61 and am sliding down the barb-wire bannister of life at warp speed. You have my sympathy. Chamomile tea is a good calmative. Take a good high potency daily vitamin. Calcium-magnesium-zinc tablets and Vitamin C are good to help your stamina too, especially if you don't have time to eat an optimal diet. Good luck and God bless!
2006-09-28 22:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Listen, I'm 18 and married. My husband's in Iraq and I'm going absolutely nuts without him. We're human and we're all overwhelmed at some point in our lives. Don't listen to the media...You can be young and still have an overwhelming life at times. Numbers don't make people. Experiences do.
2006-09-28 22:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by CleverMe 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel but you know that you should stay in calm and control. Space your time. I you can't work then don't. Maybe even skip work. Have a day to yourself and enjoy.
2006-09-28 21:41:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait until the time when you kick out of fast forward to the collapsing walls all around you.
2006-09-28 21:47:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I felt that way too until I took a gap year from Uni. It put everything into perspective for me.
2006-09-28 22:25:35 · answer #8 · answered by boo! 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It gets worse as you get older I'm afraid so get cracking on achieving things. You'll be thirty before you know it.
2006-09-28 21:47:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I kinda wish that my life would hit that "stop" button
2006-09-28 21:46:23 · answer #10 · answered by Patches 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋