"Daughter" - Loudon Wainwright III

Quarter Life Crisis Exhibit A

Now that I've reached my quarter life crisis point (I've already been through the piercing/tattoo/leather phase so it can't get much worse),  I find myself reflecting a lot this past year. Being an over confident 20 something year old, I usually think that everything I say is gospel. There is one thing that I've learned, that most would agree with, that family is the most important thing in your life.  No matter how much you fight with them or they irritate you, at the end of the day they're blood, and these are the people that will always care most and be there for you. This post reminds me of a quote from another song, "Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen" by Baz Luhrmann.

Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) - Baz Luhrmann

For most people High School graduation is considered a "Defining Moment".  I'm sure you've heard your English teacher toss around that phrase quite a bit - it basically means a moment in your life that defines you as a person.  It may not be that exact "moment" that you receive your diploma, however it will certainly be in one of the "moments" that follow.  This is it kid.  From here on out you get to do what you want (mostly).  You can choose College, University, job, whatever, but the point is - it's all you.  I remember looking around at my graduating class (approx. 50 people ... small town), and feeling a bit sad, and a bit scared.  Despite not really caring about some of the people in my graduating class, these were the people I grew up with.  Some of them I"d known since kindergarten, some were my best friends.  These were the people that I got drunk with for the first time, smoked my first joint with, and made out with at random bush parties. These were the people I'd made fun of, and fought with, and hated. If nothing else they were familiar. And familiarity is comfort.