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What My Parents Need To Hear Before I Leave For College

I could never begin to thank you enough for everything you have done for me.

Joanny Rodriguez

Jul 19, 2016

Penn State Altoona

What My Parents Need To Hear Before I Leave For College

Joanny Rodriguez

Mom and Dad, what can I even begin to say? Thank you so much for everything you have ever done and continue to do for me. It is crazy to believe that in just one month I won't be living at home anymore. Time truly does go by in a blink of an eye.

First off, Dad. Thank you for all your patience, love and hardwork through the years. I wouldn't even be able to go to college if it wasn't for that. You loved me unconditionally through the good and the bad. You always showed me what love for a daughter was and you are the epitome of what hard work and the American Dream really is. Thank you for showing me that if I want something I have to go work for it.

Mom, thank you for attempting to show me how to cook even when I don't want to learn. Thank you for letting me cry and vent about the smallest things and just listening. Thank you for always encouraging me and believing for the best in me. Your endless support has meant so much to me.

Dad, thank you for driving 8 hours back and forth just so I could attend Orienation and just to see my college. Thank you for sticking it through me and learning new things for my benefit. Thank you for teaching me its okay to venture out of my comfort zone to achieve my goals.

Mom, thank you for reassuring me everything will be okay and that I am going to be the best Doctor there is one day, it keeps me going and motivated.

To the both of you, thank you for believing in my abilities and for trying so many new things this past year. As me being the first kid to go to college I know its a lot and I didn't make it easy by picking a college 8 hours away, but thank you for praying with me through it and in the long run supporting my choice to go through with it. You guys have allowed me to see that blood, sweat and tears can and will win at the end of thed day.

As this chapter closes, I am so excited for the new chapter. I am going to miss homecooked meals, and being able to complain and see you guys everyday and just the simple pleasures I have at home, but I am looking forward to the new adventures I will be able to tell you guys through phone calls, texts and FaceTime.

So again, thank you Mom and Dad. This is for you. Without you I couldn't have made it this far.

Love,

Your little girl

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

3. How to give back.

4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

6. The consequences of making bad choices.

7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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