Pop-up cards 3d HCM

Congratulations! You survived four of the easiest years of your life. Slow clap for you.

I know, I know. You think they were tough. You believe staying up until 2 a.m. studying for that chemistry final is the hardest thing you'll ever do.

Guess what? It won’t be long before you're up at 2 a.m. with a colicky baby wishing you could be 18 again at the kitchen table with a Mountain Dew and a calculator.

And that girl who broke your heart just before prom? Or at prom? Or the day after prom? Compared to what awaits, that's a stroll in the park with “Journey's Greatest Hits” playing on your Walkman.

Life's about to get a lot harder.

Hannah from history class is nothing compared to the heartache that lurks as you search for the one you'll spend your life with — and not just the one you'll “talk to” for three wonderful weeks before breaking up for the new girl from homeroom.

Speaking of home -- those stifling mom and dad rules you despised? Say thanks, because if you're reading this, those rules probably saved you.

Soon, you'll be writing your own rulebook and playing by even stricter rules in college and the workforce. Show up late for Sunday dinner and your mom is disappointed, but forgiving. Show up late for another day of work and your boss doesn't bother to be disappointed. There are 10 other people who’d love your job and won't stay up all night binge watching all 236 episodes of “Friends”.

Yep, life's about to get a lot harder.Pop-up cards 

Remember that teacher you didn't like? The bus driver you thought was rude? That bully on the basketball team?