To the Parents and Guardians of College Seniors,

To us, we think we think this time would never come, but you have seen it all. You were there since birth, saw our first walks, first fight with friends, graduating high school, and now college is about to be over. 21-22 years has passed right in front of your eyes and I can probably guess the first question on your mind:

Where the hell did time go?

Trust me as the person graduating - I still asking myself the same question as is anyone graduating in 2017. This letter is not focused on me, but more to the parents and guardians who got us to this point.

The phrase "we never would have made it this far without you" does not cover how right they were about that. From the failed grades we did not know if we could climb and to the fights we had with friends that we did not know if we could heal from, there are only two words that can really help me figure out what to say next:

Thank you.

Thank you for believing in me when I thought no one else believed that I would make it.

Thank you for pushing me one step further when I thought I had already made it to my full potential.

Thank you for being there for when I just needed to a shoulder to cry on or a lunch date just to have a good laugh in the day.

You are the ones that truly deserve a reward for YEARS of keeping us together during the school year, knowing when we needed an ice cream dates, shopping days where we do not care about what happened that day or week, and even movie dates that were unexpected but much needed.

You are the Batman to our Gotham, Professor Xavier to our every day class of learning, the bread in my peanut butter and strawberry jelly sandwich, and the yin to my yang.

I would have never made it this far without you guys. Yes I had my own goals that you pushed in front of me that I exceeded, but I want you to know I did it for you.

So I want you to sit at graduation knowing that this is for both of us. Whether it is a mom, dad, both, grandma, grandpa, or guardian, you did the behind the scenes that no one will ever know about and you need a standing ovation for that.

None of us were angels all 21-22 years of being your children. We grew up faster than you thought and you are lost, but we are just as lost. We might have wanted this freedom but we are still use to you being there for us and leading the way yet now we have to figure this out on our own.

So to those parents and guardians wondering where the time went and what to do next, trust me when I say we still need you and want your help in all of this.

Sincerely,

Your Lost Graduating Senior