She's talking about a gap year

taintedxl0ve
Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:02:58 +0000

I’m in the same position as your daughter. I thought senior year was going to be less stressful than junior year was, but this year has been much busier. My mom really wants me to take some time to relax, but as a senior, I’m not willing to miss out on the last of my high school activities. I’m exhausted and burnt out from ten auditions, and I still have three more. With rehearsals for a school show and working in retail mixed in with everything, I definitely feel like I would want a gap year. After thinking about it, though, I think this is just a temporary exhaustion and by the end of the year, I’ll be eager to go away to school like the rest of my friends.

It’s definitely not unusual that your daughter wants to take a gap year. Maybe once audition season is over with she’ll feel some of the pressure lessen. Does she have a winter break from school at all? My school has off next week and I think that will give me some time to catch up on sleep and relax for a bit, rather than waiting until spring break.