I constantly wonder if I’m normal. I cannot sit still for very long. I have an uncontrollable need to socialize. One day my shoes fit fine and the next I am begging my parents to buy new ones. I always seem unable to find important papers, clothes and other things my parents and teachers say I need. Organization is definitely a challenge.
I worry about so many things - my grades, global warming, what high school to go to, my family life, whether my parents might be getting a divorce, who will sit with me at lunch, my weight, what I can do to end world hunger? There are just too many things to think about.
Oh, and my schedule is crazy too. Up at 6:30 am, go to school, go to practice, get home, do my homework, do the dishes, go to bed. When am I supposed to find time to call my friends? Whew! And then do it all over again day after day. And my parents wonder why I sleep ‘til noon on Saturday and yell at me for being lazy! I wonder if they were ever young.
You know what I want? I want to be popular. I want to eat five meals a day. I want to do well in history. I want to be Student Council President. I want to voice my opinions and have adults take me seriously. I just want to hang out. I just want my parents to believe me when I say, “Everything is fine” and not make such a “big deal” about everything.
Do you know who I am yet?
Yeah, I’m your middle schooler!
