Reading, Reading, and Reading some more

I am currently researching best academic coaching practices and this task requires a lot of reading. I am also enrolled in a Summer Session A class and the course requires a lot of reading as well. I feel that I read for most of the day and read the day after that, the day after that, and the day after that. Can I stop reading, please? Seriously, my mind is working too hard and I have mastered the skill of reading comprehension. Wait, I learn about many subjects from reading. So, reading is good.

I am writing this post because I'm tired of reading, but it is necessary. My grandmother said yesterday, "You better get used to tiring your eyes out because you will be doing this everyday for whatever job you get." She is right and when are grandmothers ever wrong? I may not enjoy reading right now because I feel that I do it every second of everyday, but I learn a lot about many concepts, subjects, and other 'stuff' from what I read. I believe a lesson is being reiterated and that is: reading is very important and I should be glad that I have that skill. My great-grandmother attended school till the third grade and stopped attending to work in the fields with her parents. She wanted to go to school and I was told she would cry when she could not go. Her reading skills were good, but not excellent and she would struggle at times. How dare I take my education for granted, especially when I attended a private, Catholic grade school for eight years that my parents paid for. I'm attempting to correlate my agitation for reading with my family's support of me attending a university. I hope I am doing well. Life is crazy right now and I shared my summer schedule in a previous post. During these times, I try to remember why I am driving myself crazy and it is because I want a better future for myself and my family, but also because I do not want my family's sacrifices and struggles to be for nothing. I am the oldest of three and I want to be the best role model for my brother and sister. All of my commitments will benefit my future and make my family proud of me.