My parents were right about you from the start. From the moment they first knew you, they advised me against you. Then, crap hit the fan and you showed your true colors. I couldn't see it, but they could.

I'm speaking to all the friends I had in high school that my parents didn't like. You were bad influences. You brought out the worst in my attitude. I was too young to know the difference, but they knew. When society tells us that we are who we hang around, it's true.

I'm speaking to all the bad decisions I've ever made, and all the ones I haven't made. My parents were strict on me for a reason. It was all to keep me away from you. They know you. They've been there before. They have several years of life under their belts. They've been through more stuff, and they've made more decisions than me. They know a good decision from a bad one, and I need to truly listen to them.

I'm speaking to my education. My parents know how important it is that I have you. I never realized just how important you were until I was talking to a friend. Too many women are stuck in unhappy situations because they aren't financially able to leave. My education is my ticket out. Not only do I strive to make the world a better place, but I also strive to pave a path that will leave my head above the water.

I'm speaking to all the boyfriends I had that they didn't like. They knew it the moment they met you. Even if they never told me, I could tell they didn't like you. They could tell you were a bad dude and one that was no good for my heart. I didn't listen. I defended you anyways. Unfortunately, every single time, I got slapped in the face. I'm embarrassed that I didn't listen to them. Here I was thinking they were just overreacting. They were right. You didn't care about me. They knew I deserved better, and I could do better. They still love me, and they'll still be there for me at the end. So at the end when we finally part ways, and I go home because I realized just how right they were and begging them not to say 'I told you so', they'll grab me in their arms and hold me. They don't have to say a word. They know I knew they were right.

Our parents are put on this Earth for guidance. They are here to help lead us in the right direction so that this world will be a better place. When you get older and you realize how right they were all along, then you'll know that you had some awesome parents. I have the best parents in the world, and I'm super thankful that they were as strict as they were. They love me regardless of the terrible choices I make in life, and I don't know what I would do without their unfailing guidance.