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For My Parents As I Leave For College

"This is not goodbye, it is see you soon!"

Tori Olivia Rozell
Aug 22, 2016
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
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For My Parents As I Leave For College

I know it must be hard on you, I am the youngest daughter and the first one to leave for college. These past 18 years you have instilled upon me your wisdom and knowledge of life and the things that occur around me. You have taught me some of life’s greatest lessons’ and I will carry them with me throughout this next phase of my life! I will always be your baby girl but now you have to let me go and spread my wings!

Let me make you proud and give you happiness as I embark on this journey. You have walked beside me and guided me these past 18 years and now I must do that on my own. It is hard on all of us but I will always be your daughter no matter the distance between us. As you help pack up my clothes and belongings think of it as a stepping stone of me becoming an even greater person and an adult! You have helped me prepare for this my whole life.

I was accepted to the college of my dreams because of the motivation and determination you set ablaze inside of me! Your help and guidance led me this far and it will lead me even further as I continue to attend college and beyond! Please don’t you worry about me “forgetting you” because that’s impossible. You two are my strongest support system and lifelines! I will miss you both so very much but we won’t be too far from each other!

Let’s us enjoy this time we have left before move in day. Please don’t be sad because this isn’t a goodbye, this is see you soon! Being your daughter these past 18 years has been truly a rollercoaster but I wouldn’t change it for the world! Just couple months ago you watched me walk across the stage and receive my high school diploma and now you will watch me move on and further my education. I am carrying your strength, wisdom and motivation and you will be able to watch me walk across another stage!

I think of it as one door closing and another one opening. I want to thank you for being such an amazing set of parents and role models for me. I promise to keep in touch and give you a call every now and again! I will always love you both but it is time to let your baby fly. I need to spread my wings and leave home. It is okay to cry and be sad but just know this is for the best. Everything you have done for me has brought me here!

I just want to thank you one last time and please don’t ever forget that I will always need you! I love you both so much and it is time for me to continue the next chapter of my life. As we finish packing and doing last minute prepping know that I am always will be forever thankful for you both!

Love Always,

Your daughter

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