Should I leave home and finally live my life? -

I don t have the heart to tell my parents I want to drop out of college. I m wasting my life here. I do want to make lots of money, but at what expense? I m going to be middle aged or older by the time I make enough money to enjoy my life. I heard a story once that I want to share. A business man comes to the beach with his wife and kids. There he sees a man lying on the sand playing the guitar. The business man says to him, quot;Why don t you stop being lazy and get up and get a job?quot; The man with the guitar asks, quot;Why?quot; The business man says, quot;So you can earn enough money to retire and sit lay down on the beach playing guitar all day.quot; So what do I do? Or I guess I should say, how do I do it?|::::|...the person playing the guitar is me... ...im happy recieving a monthly check... ...i surf everyday too... ...my advice...join the military, if you survive, you can sit on the beach too...|::::|Apply for a night-shift job and ALSO do what you ve always wanted to do. Just take things in steps, like apply for night-time jobs while you re still at college and if you get accepted then drop out of college. But while you re still in college, have a really good think of what you really want to do and think of how you re gonna do it, then go out and do it! Say to your parents that you are taking responsibility for yourself and that you are just properly preparing for the future in your own way other that college. Good luck and hope it helps =D|::::|well you sound kinda young still but i wish i would have stayed in school i was on my way to become a teacher or counselor i had finished high school 2 years early and got a early start on college and i myself like you wanted to live my own life not the life my parents told me to have and honestly it may sound great now but dont drop out get your own place get a job take less classes but dont stop school please i wish i would have stayed in school|::::|i don t know, hunny, my daughter has just dropped out today and is not going back - it may or may not be a mistake - you are an adult now and you need to make your own decisions now, however good or bad they may be, you can only learn from your mistakes - tell your parents but have a really good reason to stand your ground when they express their concern - and try not to think you are making the wrong decision - the decision is yours, not theirs - it is not your problem if they can t accept that - good luck, though, it ll be a rocky ride but stivk with it xx|::::|well you should tell who your living with your moving out then look for a home that you can afford pack up your stuff then move in to your new home and start living your life the way you want to|::::|finish what you have started if you have the means. or for start get a job.|::::|Do what your heart desires! College isn t for everyone.|::::|So, leave. Just do not have kids that you can t support and don t leach off the rest of us. How do you do it? Well, if you don t have a marketable skill then you ll have to do unskilled work. Or gain a skill. Start at the bottom at a large corporation and work your way up. I did and I was able to retire in my 40 s. If you learn how to invest properly you may well have plenty of money by middle age. That s what happened to me. You need a life plan. You can t just go lay on the beach but you could get a job at the beach and lay around after work. You could be a flight attendant and travel. Start thinking.|::::|Your happiness is your first priority. Your parents are trying to help you achieve that. If they are choosing the wrong path for you then you should list down exactly why this is so. With good reasons to back you up, it will be easier to tell them. Alternately you could choose to stay in college. From your statements,it seems that you want to leave college because of the work you have to put in at college.It gets tiring, doesn t it? If you can overcome this through willpower, you will definitely get the rewards such as numerous opportunities, accomplishments at a higher level, more in-depth career larger cash flow as well as improving the lives of those around you. I am guessing that is why you cant tell your parents you want to give this all up. However if you can easy lead a better life if you were to drop out than the one you would have when you completed college, then it is in your best interest to do so and telling your parents will be easy.|::::|Your little story is trite and short sighted. That guy with the guitar is going to be looking for dinner and a bed when the sun goes down. The business man s got them lined up already. if you re learning, stay in school. - It will pay off. If you re not learning, stop loafing and start. There is nothing that you re being offered that won t be useful to you sometime. I dropped out, and while I managed, it was in a far gentler time, and my life was a lot harder then it had to be.