Alana 'Honey Boo Boo' Thompson 'Struggling' at College
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00:00 You know what I need right now in this moment of chaos?
00:02 A cold cigarette to ease the pain."
00:05 Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson says she's struggling three weeks into college.
00:10 "I just think it's so crazy."
00:12 The reality star shared this clip, lip syncing to a popular sound on TikTok.
00:17 As for why Alana's feeling a little stressed, she writes, "It's only the third week of
00:23 college."
00:24 "You know what I need right now in this moment of chaos?
00:27 A cold cigarette to ease the pain."
00:29 Alana captioned the post, "Y'all, I'm already struggling, but I got this."
00:35 "If Alana puts her mind to it, at the end of the day, she could do anything.
00:40 Like if she needed to reach the stars, she could, as long as she put her mind to it."
00:43 ET sat down with Alana and her family back in July, where she opened up about her plans
00:49 to attend Regis University in Denver to become a neonatal nurse.
00:54 "Top three nursing programs in the world."
00:57 "The $21,000 scholarship."
00:58 "She also paid a little bit for the school, but it helps out a little bit.
01:02 That's what I like about that."
01:04 And if fans are wondering if the famous family's reality show cameras will follow her to college,
01:09 she teased this.
01:10 "I have been on TV my whole life, and I've kind of just basically accepted that whether
01:16 I want to go be a nurse or I want to go be an accountant, whatever I want to go be, that
01:20 I will always be in the spotlight.
01:21 So it doesn't matter what I do, I will always probably be known as, 'Oh my God, Honey Boo
01:26 worked on my baby when he was a nixie.'"
01:28 For now, Alana's keeping us in the loop on TikTok.
01:32 Just last week, she posted this clip, telling fans August was a good month for her and her
01:38 boyfriend of nearly three years, Draylon.
01:41 The 18-year-old says they paid all their bills and school is going great.
01:46 "It's the first of the month."
01:50 Quote, "Life can't be better."
01:52 "I am excited.
01:53 I think it will be good for us, honestly.
01:56 I mean, it's a little nervous because I'm moving literally halfway across the country,
01:59 but I think it will be good for me."
02:01 Alana opened up to ET about moving from Georgia to Denver with her boyfriend, where they are
02:06 living together for the first time.
02:08 "Honestly, I think he's more excited to move out there than me.
02:12 He's been in the exact same town that I live in now for his whole life, and I think he's
02:15 just ready to experience something new too."
02:18 And Draylon, who also appears on the family's reality series, has the seal of approval from
02:24 Alana's inner circle.
02:25 "All I know, I like Alana and we make each other happy."
02:29 "William, you seem like an okay fella."
02:32 "All that matters to me is that Draylon treats Alana right, he's respectful, and my kids
02:37 love him, and his family is great.
02:40 That's all that matters to me."
02:42 "Me and Pumpkin had also told her it's either gonna make or break her and Draylon, and it's
02:46 gonna either make or break herself.
02:48 We always have told her she can always come back home if she doesn't like it."
02:51 "You know what I need right now in this moment of chaos?
02:53 A cold cigarette to ease the pain."
02:56 While Alana might be struggling a bit, seems she's got what it takes to make it.
03:01 "Dollar makes me holla, honey boo boo."
03:06 Back in May, Alana graduated with a 3.0 from high school, a milestone achievement that
03:12 meant a lot to her family.
03:14 "I feel like a lot of people have seen Alana grow up, so for us, letting everybody in the
03:20 world be a part of Alana's graduation was a very big deal to us."
03:25 Just remember, Alana, stress is normal when you're studying to become a nurse.
03:30 You got this.
03:30 (Music)
03:34 [BLANK_AUDIO]