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Why I Still Need My Mom and Dad

Yes, even though I'm going to be 20 years old

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Why I Still Need My Mom and Dad

As kids grow up, they start to believe they need their parents less and less. They want to be independent and do things on their own. Which is totally understandable given that in a couple of years they are going to throw you into the real world (pretty much blindly).

At home, your parents doing everything for you- makes sense right? It almost seems like a necessity. But then you come to college, completely alone, realizing that your mommy isn't going to be there for you when a girl is mean to you or when a boy hurts your feelings. College teaches people that you DO have to be an independent person and learn how to make decisions on your own. I could go on and on about how many kids have moved on from their family life and focusing on their own individual lives but that's not what this is about.

So there's me, the sophomore in college, almost 20 years old and I am more than happy to admit I still need my mom and dad more than ever. Personally, I consider myself to be a home body, meaning if I could stay in my parent's house for the rest of my life and not move- I would. I never really considered myself this until I went away to college. To me, yes college taught me how to be a mature, responsible "adult" (kind of not really). But it almost taught me that you don't realize that your parents are people that are going to be there for you no matter what. They are the people that are there as your support system and no matter how bad things may seem, they are there to make sure you get through it. Even if they're miles and miles away. There are so many milestones that this point in my life and I'm going to need my parents to get through those and overcome some really big challenges that are soon to come.







I still need my mom and dad because in all honesty (hoping some people can relate) I have no idea what I'm doing with my life. I am still SUPER indecisive and SUPER confused on what I want to do with my college education but I am okay with that. I am okay with that because I know that eventually (hopefully) I will figure it out but my parents are the people that are going to make sure I figure it out and make sure that I am being the best person that I can be. I'm not afraid to say that I need my mom or I call my mom every time I leave a building on campus (sad but true) because I'm still a little girl that is scared of her own shadow and that's why my parents are always going to be here for me.

I will still always need my mom to take care of me and my dad to make me laugh when I'm having a bad day. That is something that will never change for me. I know how cliche this can all sound but you have to take a step back and realize that remember that no matter what, they will always be there for you.

I am writing this not only to thank my parents for being who they are but also for making me the person that I am. :)

Also to let them know- you're not getting rid of me that easily.


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