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Dear Parents

I’m sorry if I’m not all you thought I would be but I'm trying my best.

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Dear Parents
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I’m sorry if I’m not all you thought I would be but I'm trying my best. I know you think I'm griping when I say that life is hard, but it is. The world pressures me to be a perfect person and that's just not possible. I know you want me to do what I've dreamed of doing since I was little, but it's not that simple. I worry about how I'm going to achieve my goals. I'm worried that if I don't get a good job, I can't go to college and I will fail in being the person I want to be. I know that you are so hard on me because you want what's best for me but cut me a little slack. You have no idea what it's like to grow up in the world today and quite frankly, it kind of sucks. Classes are harder, jobs are becoming more scarce and harder to get, and people will judge you about everything.

You probably think I'm just a “lazy college student”, but I'm not. Not only am I taking on full time classes, but I'm also working all the time. I'm learning how to balance all of the things that come with adulthood. I know you want to help, but you can't do it for me. I'm learning and growing and forming into a whole new person which is weird for all of us. Just know that I will always be your little girl and there's nothing that will ever change that.

Thank you. Thank you for drying my tears and helping in any way you can to make my life a little easier. I'm growing up and it's scary. It's scary to think about moving out on my own, paying my own bills, and managing my own time without you being right there behind me when I fall. Life is crazy, especially when you're learning what the world is really like and how hard it really is to live in it. I appreciate all the hard work you've put in to not only provide for me, but to mold me into the person I am today. I know you will always been there for me no matter what and I can't thank you enough. I love you.

Love,

Your stressed out college student

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