When my friends and I were suffering from high school Senioritis, we wanted to get out of our parents’ houses and away from their crazy rules. So by the time August came, we were more than ready to leave the nest and experience life on our own.
We were wrong.
Now that I have entered my third year of college I am living in a house off campus, paying bills, doing large amounts of grocery shopping, working and going to school. Despite all of these responsibilities that are a part of adulthood, I still see myself as my parents' little girl. If I have a question, they are the first people I call. If I need advice on roommate drama or what to wear to an interview, I call my mom. When I left for college I thought I was ready to be on my own and be an adult, but really I still had so much to learn and I still do.
No one has all the answers, but when I speak to my parents about the struggles face, it seems like everything seems to turn around just a bit. I am so grateful for the relationship I have fostered with my parents and I know my friends that have good relationships with their parents cherish them as well. The fact that I can tell my parents anything and everything without their judgment and just knowing that I will be welcomed home with unconditional love makes life so much easier. In college we are all young adults making both smart and dumb decisions, and we look to those wiser than us for advice. I love the fact that I can go to my parents for that.
No one knows me better then my parents do. My mom is my best friend and I would never want anyone else to be. I admire my parents for their faith in God, their love for one another, their passion for life and their understanding. I could not imagine having left for college at 18 with them treating me like the adult I actually thought I was. Even though I have been away from home for over two years now, I get home sick all the time. I talk to my parents on the phone everyday- and maybe that’s sad- but I would not want it any other way.
What I have learned from all this, is that you never get to old to be your parent's child. My mom still talks with her mom on the phone about struggles she is having. This bond between parent and child is unbreakable. As young adults we don’t tell our parents enough how much we appreciate them for molding us into the people we are today and for helping us become the best people we can be in the future. So on any given day just remember how amazing your parents can be and if you are as fortunate as I am, thank them for being your best friends and loving you no matter what.
