#3

January 13, 2015

Hey there!

     It's me again. So this letter is about school. Great, I know. Well, you should still read it because it's important. 

     School. Homework. Tests. Studying. Now, I'm guessing those things will probably make you shudder. I know it sucks. Really, I know. I'm in the middle of finals week now and I'm writing this because if I studied another Spanish vocab word without speaking a little English I think I would have lost it. Luckily for my parents, your uncle Jack and I never really had a huge problem with homework or tests. We also studied and did our homework when we were little and my parents just grew to trust us that we would get done what we needed to get done. Of course, Jack would always put off his summer reading homework until the day before we started school again, but he always got it done. I'm not saying we didn't procrastinate. Because before my finals of freshmen year I literally cleaned the bathroom so I didn't have to study. And you should see Jack and I's bathroom. It was not pretty (it still isn't really). I've always said that if you didn't like your life in middle or high school or you didn't like the place you lived or whatever, college was your escape. So get good grades and get out of the place you despise. Life really does get better as you get older. High school is way better than middle school and sophomore year is way better than freshmen year, so I'm sure that it just goes up from here. Now, enjoying the present and living the life you have is a different topic that I have a lot to say too, so that'll have to be a different letter. However, working to get somewhere better in the future is not ignoring or not living the life you have now. I like to think of it this way: remember the past, live in the present, plan for the future. 

     This is basically a plea. Please just do your homework and study for your tests. I study my ass off and work very hard to get the grades I have, and I believe it will pay off. Grades are a part of your life for now, but they won't always be, okay? However, life isn't just about school. Do something fun, go to a party, make mistakes, wear a fun color (coming from the person who literally only wears black, grey, white, and the occasional red or dark blue). Do your homework and then go to a movie (if that's still cool...?) after your test the next day. Ace your math test and then come tell me and I'll take you shopping or for ice cream or something. Do we have a deal? Because really, that sounds like a good deal to me. 

Love, 

Mom