Dear mom and dad,
Thank you for supporting me in all the decisions I've made in my life thus far. Thanks for supporting me regardless of the opinions of other people. Its because of you that I am able to do and pursue my dreams as I am doing today. You are the reason that I am who I am and am able to succeed.
Its August again, and that means going back to school. Up until last year, going back to school just meant going back to high school. Now it means packing all my stuff up again and moving back away until next June. It means that I won't be home everyday like I have been for the last 18 years of my life.
Over the next year I will be crazy busy with tests, homework, quizzes, and fundraisers and events, but that doesn't mean that I forgot you guys. I promise to visit home as often as I can, and to call 3 times a day everyday.
Mom and dad, I will miss your homemade food obviously. Your care and love that I get everyday, and even you nagging me to do little things on a daily basis. I'll miss you telling me I study too much, and need to stop, and I'll miss watching Indian soaps with you and dad every night. Of course the list goes on and on, beyond the 500 words this letter will consist of.
Even being miles away I know that you guys have my back no matter what at any time of the day, and I love you guys for that. Over the next few years I will be extremely busy, so I am sorry in advance for the summer vacations and family gatherings I may completely miss out on.
While I am away I know you guys constantly worry about what I'm doing or if I'm okay. Just know that I am okay, and I'm probably just studying in the library or napping, one of the two! I know that you guys trust and believe in me to make the right decisions and walk down the right paths. Y'all are the ones who raised me right and gave me the strength to do so.
Even though I am 19 years old and legally considered an adult, you know I'm really not. You know that I'll call dad when I lose my car keys (even though I know he can't do anything from 70 miles away), or when a weird light on my dashboard shows up, or if my computer is acting up, or if something is broken in my apartment. Mom, you know I'll call you to rant about all my terrible tests, mean professors, and ask stupid house hold questions like "how do I wash this shirt". Most of all, you know of course I'll call you guys every time I go broke. Yeah, I'm supposed to be an adult, I will always be your little girl.
Thank you for raising me to be the person I am today, thank you for working hard endlessly to give me all the oppurtunities I have today, I love you guys!
