One thing that freshmen in college never think about when they leave for school is their pets. You will miss your pets more than ever every day. There won't be a day that goes by where you don't think about them.

You'll miss the stupid things they do- lick your face, bark, the way they play with their toys, or even when they cry when they need to go to the bathroom or they just want food.

You'll start to notice that your clothes at school don't have dog or cat hair all over them, and for some that might be a relief, but for others it will be sad.

We grew up with our pets and they've looked out for us our entire life, leaving them is harder than you think.

I text my parents almost every day asking for pictures and videos of my cat and my two dogs. I always ask how they are, if they've been fed, or even if my parents have paid attention to them that day.

But the best part is seeing the look on my pets faces when I come home for holidays or random weekends, because they are so excited to see me. But at the same time, they're the hardest goodbye. Yes, it was hard to say goodbye to my best friends from high school, but I will always cry when I have to say goodbye to my pets. And trust me, you will too.