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As I Leave For College, Let Me Make This Clear — I'll Miss You And I Appreciate You, Mom

Thank you for everything.

Jacqueline Dorsett
Aug 17, 2019
Villanova University
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As I Leave For College, Let Me Make This Clear — I'll Miss You And I Appreciate You, Mom
Jacqueline Dorsett

Mom,

I know I constantly said I wouldn't miss you when I left for college and am purposing going to a school 12 hours away so I wouldn't be close to you, but in all honestly, I am going to miss you so much more than I thought. You poured your heart into helping me receive the best education possible, experience a life full of happiness and amazing opportunities, and teach me how to be the person I am today. I know I wouldn't be going to Nova without your help.

I will miss our hour-long dog walks and running errands with you. I will miss you getting overly passionate about whether the Bachelorette or Bachelor made the right decision. I will miss watching Jeopardy with you and hearing about all the new history books you are reading for book club. I will miss waking up in the middle of the night to find you still binge-watching your latest show. I will miss chasing the sun on vacations, so we can get our tans. Finally, I will miss the fun-loving energy you have every day.

I never say it enough and now that I am officially leaving for college I have realized this even more. I am going to miss you so much and am already counting down the days until parents weekend. You have sacrificed so much for me and I could never repay you for any of it.

Thank you for always putting me first. Thank you for being there when I needed you the most. Thank you for pushing me to work harder and achieve more when I didn't think it was possible. Thank you for being my shoulder to cry on. I hope I can make you proud as I start my next stage in life without you.

I am looking forward to getting your long texts with 20 questions about my day. I'll see you in 35 days!

Love,

Your daughter

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