High School Senior Research Paper

In our lives we all experience something new nearly everyday such as the first time we learn how to tie our shoes to the first day of high school. No matter what, these new experiences in life can help us to grow as an individual, which plays a important role to the type of person we become. Luckily, we all have our parents by our sides to help us along the way, until now. As we prepare for adulthood, we must face the fact that we will no longer have our parents right by our side, and that we will now have these new experiences on our own.

As a high school senior, I am starting to realize how much I rely on my parents. Every morning after I get ready for school, my mother has breakfast ready for me because she knows that I am already running behind and my father has generously started my car in the cold winter season so that I can make it to school on time. In this particular instance, without the help of my parents I would be late to school. Although I appreciate them doing those simple task to make my life easier, it has made me realize how hard going to college and being alone without their help will actually be. Fortunately for me, I have gone through my whole grade school career with the guidance and help of my parents. Some students do not have that option and are required …show more content…
Either way we choose will lead us on a path away from our parents. Though it may not seem like it, even our own parents went through the same process, and now they are trying their best to prepare us for the lonely journey. This journey can lead to a whole new world of experiences, not just the fact that we cannot lean on our parents anymore. With this newfound freedom there are also many new responsibilities, such as waking ourselves up in the morning, cooking, and doing the laundry, which are all things that we as kids have struggled with in the