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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at JMU chapter.

When relatives ask you what you’re doing with your life and you have to pretend like you’re a successful and self-sufficient grown-up now:

When all the clothes you got for Christmas are too small and come from about twenty different stores:

 

You offer to help out at your summer job over Christmas Break and your boss texts you to tell you that you’re working the Christmas Eve shift:

 

When you walk in on your siblings shaking every box under the tree:

 

Seeing your parents do all the things “Santa” used to do:

 

Carley Prendergast was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is currently pursuing a B.A. in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication at James Madison University. She is passionate about all things fashion and media and would love to incorporate that into a journalistic profession in the future.
Lexie is a marketing & music gal, who enjoys listening to Taylor Swift, drinks an alarming amount of cold brew & loves going to concerts!