Large family gatherings are fun

because every single person asks me about graduating and what I’m going to do with my Journalism and English degrees and I have to tell them I’m not exactly sure yet while they look at me with concerned eyes like I haven’t been thinking about it every single day and then they turn to my cousin majoring in something science related and say, “I’m sure you know exactly what you want to do!” and they say “Yes, I’m perfect, let me tell you all the ways!” And then I have to stop myself from rolling my eyes at my 26-year-old cousin who is still in school and won’t stop talking about a poem he wrote that was published in a journal no one has ever heard of.

I leave defeated and wishing I knew how to talk about myself better. But honestly people who can talk about themselves on the spot with complete confidence and go on and on and on are usually not very self-aware. They are actually kind of THE WORST. Right? Oh my god, they are totally the worst.

I’m glad I am 21 and can drink at these events.