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Dear Future Little

Welcome to the best family.

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Dear Future Little
CJ Feist

Dear Future Little,

More than likely, right now you're celebrating your graduation. It's a huge step in your life and I'm more than proud of you. In a few short months, you'll be embarking on an even grander adventure: college, the big bad world of adulthood. It's equally as terrifying as it is amazing and it's alright to be afraid. Hell, I know I was.

As your future Big, I have a few promises for you. The first is, you will never be alone. In any time of need be it at 3:00 a.m. after just breaking up with your boyfriend, or just needing someone to sit with in the cafeteria because you don't want to go alone, I will always be there. Don't ever hesitate to ask me, even if you feel like you're being a bother. Believe me when I say that I want to be there for you. I didn't take you on as a side project. You're my night and my day, my child. And just like a mom, I will always be one phone call away.

Another promise I have for you is that I will be your mentor. No school that I've ever heard of has offered a class on adulthood (if you went to one please let me know and teach me all you can. I don't have everything figured out), but I can try my best to impart my year(s) of knowledge to you. Need help with a class? I've probably been in that same Gen-Ed or know about it from having listened to my friends talk about it in previous years. Need advice about a guy? I'm here to listen. Want to know which clubs are worth joining? Let me introduce you to my groups, because I signed up for every single one on campus, only to narrow myself to the ones I found to be amazing. Want to know the best places to eat around campus? Girl, if there's one thing I've picked up as a freshman, it is the food repertoire of a Parisian food critic. Even if you think I may have some knowledge about what you need, I most likely have a good idea of what to do or who you need to meet.

As your Big, I also promise to be there for you. Leaving home to live on a campus where you know virtually nobody can be hard, especially with the fear of not making friends. If for some reason you wind up alone (which I find hard to believe because I wouldn't take on a Little unless you are absolutely kick ass), I'm happy to be graced with you as a friend and your number one fan. I love going on adventures, so if you have no one else you'd rather take somewhere as simple as Steak N' Shake (which is a good time in itself) I'd be honored to make the trek with you.

Speaking of adventures, you'd better gear up, Darling. Random shopping trips, exciting drives through the city, and exploring our campus, even more, are all in store for you. As an adventurer myself, I've made it my goal to make your first year absolutely unforgettable.

I can't promise that I'll be as cool as you hope, but I can guarantee that I will fight every day to be the best Big around. Someone as wonderful as you deserves the world. If I can give you a glimpse of it, you'd better believe I will.

I can't wait for you to join my family Little, and I hope you like my little piece of heaven as much as I do. So keep it up, Child. College is arriving fast and I can't wait to see you on Bid Day.

Love,

Your Big.

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