My entire life I've wanted to make my parents proud. I always did my best in school and in whatever activities I participated in so that I could hear those magic words, "I'm proud of you." Don't worry, I heard it plenty of times, but I don't think this ever stops. I think that no matter what age we are we still want to continue to make our parents proud. We want them to know that we are working hard and that everything they taught us is going to good use.

While I continue to work hard in school to not only make myself proud but my parents proud as well, I sometimes forget to tell my parents how proud I am of them. Actually, I think most of us forget to tell our parents how proud we are of them. We tend to think that only the parents can be proud of their kids, but not the other way around.

I want my parents to know that I am so proud of them.

One of the proudest moments of my life was when my dad won CFO of the year for a small business in 2015. My dad is the definition of a hard worker. He works hard night and day to ensure that my family is able to live the best life possible. Not only is he the hardest working person I know, but he's also one of the kindest, funniest and overall greatest person I've ever met. I am so incredibly lucky that I get to call him my dad. He's so great that my mom has told my friends that she hopes they can find someone like my dad because he's that great.

My mom makes me proud every day too. Since day one she's been one of the strongest people in my life. She has always taught me to stand up for myself even when it is really hard to. She's always encouraged me to be myself and follow whatever dreams I may have, no matter how big they are. She's helped me through some of the toughest times of my life and has always ensured me that everything will work out in the end.

Both of my parents should be proud because they really did do a great job of raising both my sister and I. I might not always show it or say it, but I really am proud of my parents. I'm proud to be their daughter and I hope they're proud of me. I don't think they realize that by just doing everything they do for me on a daily basis makes me incredibly proud.

Now go and tell your parents how proud you are of them. They just might need to hear it.