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A Letter to the Grandfathers I Never Knew

Both of my grandfathers, and step-grandfather, left this earth before I was able to meet them. With the recent passing of my Grandma, on my Dad’s side, I’ve found myself often thinking about the things I wish I could’ve learned from each of them and the memories I wish that I could reflect on. This article is dedicated to them and anyone else who’s lost their grandparent(s) too soon. If I had the opportunity to travel back in time to meet you, I would take it in a heartbeat. I can only imagine what it’d be like to sit across from you and listen to the drawl of your voice as you recount your life’s tales. I’d sit on the couch with my legs curled under me, cradling the cup of tea you made just for me, as the smell of cookies lingers in the air from the batch that Grandma and I made the

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College Perfectly Portrayed by The Vampire Diaries

20. When you stumble home after a night of partying.   19. When you’re a senior and realize you’re finally almost done with school. (Unless you decide to go to grad school.) 18. When that one person in your class keeps asking questions about everything.   17. When you finally finish your midterms/finals and can feel all the stress leaving your body.   16. Realizing your parents can’t dictate your every move any more because you live on campus and not at home.

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24 Disney Characters College Students Can Relate To

Disney has tons of characters with all sorts of personalities so there’s definitely going to be at least one or two you can relate to. Whether you’re certain you’re the next Cinderella or you just sympathize with Wreck-It-Ralph, here are 25 Disney characters all college students can relate to. 24. Peter Pan (Peter Pan) After college you have to face the real world and become a full fledged adult, but let’s face it: you’re not prepared for that. If you had it your way you’d never grow up. 23. Sleepy (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) Whether you had a long night of partying or studying or whatever, sometimes you just want to sleep. Naps are basically your best friend. 22. Grumpy (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) Some days you just wake up on the wrong side of the bed and don’t want to be bothered or you just found out you have

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15 Things From Our Childhood We Wish We Had Back

It seems like nowadays we miss the things from our childhood more than we probably liked them back then. With shows like Gilmore Girls and Full House getting reboots it’s no wonder we’re nostalgic, so here are 15 childhood things 90’s kids wish we had back. 15. Nestle Wonderball They were little balls of chocolate and candy heaven. 14. Tamagotchi Aka where you probably first learned how to take care of a pet. 13. Nintendo Gameboys You could take your games with you anywhere and brag that you had the Gameboy Color. 12. Easy Bake Ovens You could make dessert for yourself and blame the oven for not making enough for everyone. 11. Every cartoon Hey Arnold!, Powerpuff Girls, Kim Possible… the list goes on and on.

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I Always Want What I Can’t Have and I Hate It

For some reason it’s a natural thing for people to constantly want what we can’t have – whether it’s the last piece of chocolate or the person you have a crush on but is already in a relationship. There’s always that burning desire to have the things that we don’t already – and I’m not just talking about material goods or that boy/girl we like. I’ll often find myself wishing that I had this or that and wishing that I took a different path in life. I’m single so I want to be in a relationship. I’m in a relationship so all of a sudden I realize how much I took being single for granted. I have naturally curly hair so instead I wish it was straight. No matter what it is – I always seem to want the things that I can’t have. For example, I go to a medium sized private college, but the minute I see