We have all at one point been victims to this or possibly know of siblings, friends, former roommates et-cetera who have fallen victim of the pressure that come with life after campus. What will you do with your life after you graduate? What next? is usually what people ask.
This pressure is usually from parents and relatives who always make it a point to be a helping hand in your future planning or if not the reason behind the pressure on what should do. Questions such as Where are you going from here? What’s for the future? When are you going to settle down and get married? This leave some of you confused, angered and lost.
I know of a friend who’s parents make it a point to ensure that every job application that comes out they have to call (at night) to inform him about it so that he can apply and also another female who’s parents have informed her that since she has graduated, she needs to get her own place and start planning for the future by the end of the year, this is not bad however the pressure put upon certain aspects are the things people can not cope with most especially if it is a constant reminder.
We have noticed, fallen victim of family members asking about when we shall settle down and focus on marriage, children and finding an established work for ourselves hence this has left some to go into early marriage, unhappy employment and single parenthood due to pressure that comes with wanting to please those around us.
Life after campus, the pressure that comes with it is so huge some of us instead decide to move out of home so we can focus on ourselves and involve the family later
