Dear Mom and Dad,
I just want to thank you both so much for the love and support you have given me. Without that I would probably be a little lost in life. As you watched me grow, you have taught me lessons and with those lessons, you have taught me I'm most definitely learning from them while I'm away from you and living on my own.
First off, I want to thank you so much for not forcing me to get a job at the age of 16, but for supporting me when I went out and got one while I was busy with so many school activities. Not many teenagers would be able to handle it, but you taught me to never give up. You taught me along the way that, yes you are my parents, but I've got to learn how to support my self. I've taken so much from that and have come a long way. I remember coming into my freshman year of college thinking to myself I've got to get a job. It was hard being in a new town, around new people, and not really sure what I should do because of the path I had taken. I wasn't even sure I would have time for one. For most that wouldn't even be the first thing to cross their mind. Slowly but surely, I got the hang of things and set out to get a job. I had been working since I was 16 and I loved working for my own money. Being away from y'all, learning to live without y'all on a daily basis was hard. I didn't have y'all there to tell me what to do or to get something done.
As It came to the end of sophomore year, I wanted to grow up a little more. With that I took a bigger step than I should have and got a house with friends. I know y'all didn't think it was for the best, or didn't think I was ready, but I knew in my heart that y'all taught me to go for something. You taught me that I can pretty much handle anything that is thrown my way. But most of all you taught me that if I want something I have to work for it, that it will never be handed to me. I've taken that and I've learned a lot from it. Sometimes the outcome may not be what I want, but you learn from it, take it, and do even better than what you did before.
At the end of the day, every little thing I earned on my own will be so worth it. I know I struggle a lot, but it's life and you taught me to push through it, to never give up on something no matter how long it takes or how many set backs I run into. Every moment I spend will make it worth it. The best things in life are the things you work for.
Thank you again for the love and support and being there every step of the way for me. I love you mom and dad!
Love,
The college kid figuring out life
