Once again, the Knowles family has reached yet another milestone. Although it does not particularly pertain to me, I am still over the moon about it. On May 22, 2018, my parents will officially be married for 25 years. That is a whole quarter of a lifetime. Isn’t that crazy to think about? Technically, they were in a relationship for seven years prior to their marriage, but nevertheless, they still act as if they are the lovestruck teenage couple they once were.

It is very rare to see this nowadays, but my parent's relationship really is something special. The fact that they are high school sweethearts is something that I have always admired. If it wasn’t for my uncle (my mom’s brother), my dad would have never met the love of his life at the age of 18 (my mom was 15 at the time).

For 32 years now, they have built such a strong foundation of love, friendship, trust, and honesty, which are imperative in every relationship, in my opinion. Seeing my parents interact with one another always makes me so happy because you can just feel all of the love and happiness radiate off of them. It is safe to say that anyone who knows my parents would agree with my statement in a heartbeat.

Despite moving out and having to fend for themselves at a young age, my parents have successfully overcome any obstacle that they may have encountered and have become stronger because of it. They do everything in their power to be there for anyone and everyone. Constantly, they always drop everything they are doing to be there for me, my brother, other family members, friends, etc. Through it all, they never forget who they are and the love that they share.

My parents are my biggest inspirations, my best friends, my role models, and they deserve the world. If it wasn’t for my dad treating my mom with so much care and respect, I would never know how I deserved to be treated by a boy. Thank you, mom and dad, for everything that you have done for me thus far and everything that you do for everyone else. I hope, from the bottom of my heart, that you will take this day to not only enjoy each other but reflect on how much we all love you and we want nothing but the best for you both.