Dear Mom and Dad,

I simply want to say thank you.

Thank you for being such caring parents.

Thank you for raising me the way you did.

Teaching me how to be a smart, independent person.

Making me do all the things I really did not want to do, like getting my first job, housework, etc.

Thank you for being so supportive in my decisions. Even if you know it is the wrong one.

Thank you for letting me make my own mistakes, but being there when it all goes wrong and I need a shoulder to cry on.

Thank you for letting me be my own person.

Venturing out on my own has taught me so much, and I have y'all to thank for that.

Without you, I wouldn't ever make it.

So thank you for teaching me how to live.

Thank you for being you!