Welcome to the final edition of Dear Doe. I’ve so enjoyed your questions this year and I cannot wait to answer more next year! This week, I discuss common courtesy, chocolate milk, college, and more. Read on!
Dear Doe,
I can’t stand the people who don’t hold doors.
– Cracked iPad
You know what, me either. It’s honestly just the kind thing to do to hold a door. Although it is pretty awkward, especially if the person is kind of far away. Then you’re just standing there waiting and watching the person, and the person has to walk faster and then you uncomfortably stare and smile at each other and maybe say hi at the appropriate distance and actually I think I’ve talked myself out of it. Holding doors is awkward and unpleasant for everyone involved. Just keep your keycard handy. Maybe not in the case of your cracked iPad.
Dear Doe,
How do you tell a person you miss them when you’re the one who left? I know I messed up and I shouldn’t get to miss him since I left, but it wasn’t because of some lame excuse. I left because how am I supposed to love someone when I can’t love myself? I miss him a lot and I know I hurt him and I’m afraid that if I tell him, he would just walk away.
– Loyal Lover
Well first things first, I agree that you should love yourself first. Find out who you are as a person without someone else molding you, and then love might find you. Something similar happened to me, where I missed a person that I ended things with. In my situation, we both needed to grow alone before we could grow together. After that, we had an honest conversation because we both missed each other and knew that we were in a healthy place now. Maybe try writing a letter! I wouldn’t recommend serenading him with a love song in the middle of lunch (unless you record it and send it to me).
Dear Doe,
Have you ever had chocolate milk? And where does it come from, a chocolate cow?
– Mr. Nice Guy
A survey found that about 7% of American adults believe that chocolate milk comes from chocolate cows. Congratulations, you’re one of 17.3 million people who aren’t smarter than a kindergartener! To answer your other question, yes, I love chocolate milk. Chocolate milk from literally any cow. It’s just cocoa powder dude.
Dear Doe,
I hate Wyatt Parlier
– Wyatt…
Not sure what the love/hate relationship is with this guy. Do you hate yourself? Or are these two different Wyatts who are rivals?? What is the second Wyatt’s last name??? Questions we may never know the answers to.
Dear Doe,
Why is college so expensive? Why do they base financial aid off your parents income? As if my parents want to go into 32,000 dollars of debt a year.
– Annoyed Senior
To answer your first question: while I do think college is incredibly costly, I also think you get your money’s worth, to a certain extent. In college, you attend classes, eat food, meet lifelong friends, and receive a ton of other support and cool perks. For example, at NC State, they’ve got a huge brand new gym where you can take classes like ballet or weight training for free because you’re a student there. Second question: honestly, this makes sense to me. It’s likely that your parents will be the ones paying for college, so their income is how the government figures out how much they should be able to pay. I doubt your parents want to go into debt, but paying for college is doable if you work hard. Scholarships, work-study, and rich great great uncles who leave their fortunes to you are all great options for helping pay for college. Best of luck!
Have a great summer FHS! Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do 😉
