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Why I'm Grateful That My Parents Are Still Together

And I am so glad that they are MY parents.

Gabbi Howard
Apr 03, 2017
University of Tennessee
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Why I'm Grateful That My Parents Are Still Together
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Mom, Dad, thank you for being together for over 20 years. You have showed me and my siblings what true love looks like.

You guys have built a foundation where nothing can stand in the way between your relationship together. And I admire that.

Thank you for all the family road trips that we have taken, movie nights, family gatherings, thank you for it all. Our family would never be the same if you guys weren't together. And I am so happy and thankful that GOD brought you two together to share a bond and create a family who loves you both more than life itself.

Even if you guys argue every once in a while, you always make up. You both say sorry and never go to bed angry with each other. You guys are role models for a long, lasting marriage and still going strong. I hope one day my marriage will be like yours.

I thank God every night for allowing me to have parents like you. To love me even when I don't think I can love myself. To be proud of me when I feel like I have nothing to be proud of. Thank you for loving me and my siblings unconditionally.

You all have raised us right.

I am so utterly grateful that my parents are still together, I have no idea what I would do if they weren't. They are my heroes, my idols, and everything I believe in about love.

God,

Thank you for bringing my parents together and for letting them have an amazing marriage. We have so much to be thankful for and having my parents together is one of them. Thank you for never letting them get too mad at each other.. Thank you for never letting them stop loving each other or giving up on each other when the going gets tough. God, you helped my parents shape me and my siblings who we are today and showed us your amazing LOVE. Thank you...

Mom, Dad, thank you for being together after all of these years. We love you more than anything in this world. 23 years.... and you are both still in love with each other. I am grateful, so so grateful, that you are together still after such a long time.

I love you.



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