High School Drop Out? Ehh, Let's NOT.

I knew that she had good reasons for wanting to drop out, but that didn't mean that she should. She looked at me with tears in her eyes, and I knew that she had been through a lot. I sighed as I began telling her "baby girl, dropping out of high school isn't going to solve any of your problems. It'll just make things harder in life later. I can list several things that it could affect in your future. Most of them would be your income, your family, your daily life, your opportunities, and your happiness. I mean really who wants to work at a low down store their whole life? I won't lie to you going to school is tough. You have to face a lot of things like grades, prier pressure, and bullying. In this generation you have to face a lot, but everything you face makes you stronger. If you think about it in a positive way you could really go though each day without such a big struggle. I would just think about my future. When you make it through high school you could do something you love. You wouldn't have work each day while hating what you are doing. So stop worrying about everything around you, and just focus on your studies. Let's just get out of high school so we can live our lives to the best of our abilities." She looked as if this is something everyone kept telling her. So I pulled her in a hug and said"I promise you, your not the only one who thinks of dropping out. Everyone gets sick of the things that come with being in high school! I know what your thinking this is the same old thing everyone says, but I'm telling you that you will regret it in the future. I'm not here to ramble on about what could go right because I know its hard, but are you really going to quit since things are getting rough? Life is a challenge that you have to face on a daily basis so really this is just getting us prepared for what comes later in life. So I guess that the real question you have to ask yourself would be, is it really worth dropping out now just to hate your life in the future?"