The Day I Skipped Clinicals

You would THINK I murdered someone.

Yesterday, the weather was bad. I shouldn't have driven all the way to Independence at 7:30, but I did. And I regretted it, but I made it. The drive home was much better.

They were calling for ice and snow early this morning, and I had already decided I wasn't going to do it again. If we got bad weather, I wasn't going.

I have to drive a minimum of an hour everyday (W-F) this semester. Two of those days are two lanes only. To me, there is no reason I should risk my life for this. After all, I'm not getting paid. AND, I've got banked hours that can serve as built-in snow days. I did that on purpose.

My parents have been treating me like a child lately. I don't know if that's my fault or theirs, but it's damn annoying. All up in my business... checking on me... constantly asking me questions about school. I called the site at 5 a.m. and left a message telling them I wouldn't be there today.

At 7:00, my mom is pounding on my door, asking if I'm going in. I said no, so then she asked if it was because of the weather....

.....seriously? I lived alone for more than 5 years and got myself up every single day. I can remember ONE TIME when I overslept and got to work late. Every single day for those 5+ years, I was a responsible adult. WHY, all of a sudden, does everyone think that I'm not capable of taking care of myself?!

My dad got home from work today. Cue the 20 questions. "What did you do today?" "What days do you travel? Shouldn't you be in Jeff City today?" *sigh* When I told him why I didn't go, he says "The weather wasn't bad this morning."

YEAH WELL SCREW OFF. I checked the MoDot map and the road between here and there was "partly covered" which is enough for me to stay home.

GOOD GRIEF.... I have never skipped a clinical day before. Ever. And considering it's my last semester, I think that's doing well! I don't know if everyone is losing faith in my drive and/or ability, or if we're reverting back to childhood. But either way, I'm over it. I'm a grown ass adult!!