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A Letter To My Parents In The Last Few Months Before College

I hate to admit it, but I don't know what I'll do without you

Julia Newell
Mar 21, 2016
The University of Alabama
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A Letter To My Parents In The Last Few Months Before College
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Dear Mom and Dad,

Words cannot express how much I will miss you when I go to college. Although this is a time to grow for all of us and a time where I need to gain independence, I will be heartbroken without you guys.

It may seem like I take you for granted, but I cherish every moment that I spend with you, whether it is just watching TV, or going out to dinner, realizing that I will be gone and all alone in a new place in just a few short months.

In all honesty, I think I am a little too proud to tell you how much I will miss you guys and feel lost without you because I try to seem as confident as I can at the fact that I will be on my own. The truth is though, that I am terrified to be 2,275 miles away from the people that have been there for me through thick and thin. You guys changed my diapers, taught me how to walk and talk, and have been there to help me through each step of growing up. As much as I hate to admit it, I would not be the person that I am today without your guidance.

You both have shaped me into a smart and independent (kinda) girl, and for that, I am forever grateful. I may have resented you at times, but as I get older I realize that you were only trying to help me become the successful woman that I have the potential to be.

I wish that you could only remember me as your perfect daughter, but I know that is not possible. I have made mistakes and will continue to make them throughout college. They may be worse and they may be more expensive, but I know that you will forgive me and I love you even more for that.

I am grateful that you have allowed me to choose whichever school I wanted regardless of location out of concern for my happiness, not yours. I also thank you for being the parents that you are and giving me the courage and the will to go to school across the country to begin a new chapter of my life. In return, I want to make you both happy and proud of the woman and person that I will become throughout my next four years in college.

I love you guys unconditionally and will miss you more than you know.

Love,

Your daughter

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