Pain and Pleasure

There are many things in the world that are pleasurable, yet painful. Reasons why some things are pleasurable and painful are because you are doing something you don't want to do, but it will benefit you in the future. One of those things for me is dorming at school.

Dorming is pleasurable because it's the first time I get to be away from my parents and have freedom. I am an only child, and my parents are very over protective. I have lived at home with them until this year. I have a driving curfew and a curfew with friends. My parents always nag at me to clean my room, wash the dishes, and set the table. But now since I dorm, I have a lot more freedom and time on my hands. No one tells me to fix my bed or clean my room. I can go wherever I want to, whenever I want to, with whomever I want to and my parents don't have to know about it. I can do almost anything in my dorms.

But dorming also has its down sides. Dorming can be painful because I miss home a lot of the time. Since I am an only child, I am always used to seeing my mom and dad around. But now that I dorm, I only get to see them on weekends. My mom also travels a lot because of her job, so I only get to see her about once or twice a month sometimes. Another painful thing about dorming are your roommates. That was my biggest concern about living at the dorms because I have always had my own bedroom, my own bathroom, and I've never had to share anything.

Although dorming is pleasurable and painful, I believe that I am going to learn a lot from it. I will have a better idea on how it is when I decide that I want to live in an apartment and what responsibilities lay ahead. Dorming taught me that I eventually have to live on my own and that I can't always rely on mommy and daddy.