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The Strength And Belief Of Supportive Parents

I'll be forever grateful

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The Strength And Belief Of Supportive Parents
Lauren Scout

There are certain things in this life that have been given to me so far that I’m appreciative for. There are the necessities: food, housing, clothing, and I'm sure other things that may be good to have.

What overcomes all of those and the people who have most provided those necessities for me are my parents. The two people who have supported me through thick and thin even if some of my decisions haven't been the greatest.

This is no sudden realization, trust and believe. However, there are events that happen in life that makes me more and more appreciative of having these people who I call my parents in my life. The ability to talk to them about anything whether I should apply for that new position, how to overcome stress on multiple occasions and life, in general, has given me the chance to build a close relationship with them.

This especially goes hand in hand with my time at college so far. Every week or every other week I find myself in the situation that I really can't handle what's been given to me and that things become overwhelming. College is a time where you're figuring out what you want to do and who you are while balancing that with classes and extracurricular activities.

And just when I think that I should give up, I go to them.

They manage to find ways to make me feel confident and to support me through the decisions I make. Even though they've told me that they wanted me to do something differently, they wanted me to make my own decisions so that I can learn for myself. Yet in the midst of making those decisions, they've been there to help me up.

People have told me that I have amazing parents or that what they experience is completely different from their experience with their parents. And I get that. Everybody has different experiences at home and what my parents would allow me to do or the way I go about decisions is something that other people's parents wouldn't allow them to do.

Each time I think about the ways my parents could have totally been the ones to not support me or even care about what I do, I know that despite our hardships I wouldn't give them up for anything. Nothing.

Although I've made multiple choices on my own, especially with where I went to college or what activities I've become a part of, I know that with their help they've helped make things possible. I would never turn something that's become such a great relationship into something that I wouldn't be able to hold on to. I know my parents know that and will continue to know that.

It's easier said than done because so many parents feel the need to constantly be in control of their children even after they are fully capable of handling their own or I don't fully know what's going on, but it's time to support our kids and be there when they need it the most.

Maybe there are parents reading this or not, but be there for your child because, despite the fact that it may seem like they don't need you, they do, especially when it feels like they have no one to turn to.

Maybe it's luck or maybe it's meant to be that I have two people who stand by me when the going gets tough. Either way, I know that what the future holds I won't be alone in what comes next and I'll be forever grateful to have that support beside me.

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