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Thank You To My Parents For Being My Best Friends

While you still annoy me, I wouldn't have it any other way.

Taylor Thompson
Nov 14, 2016
Spalding University
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Thank You To My Parents For Being My Best Friends
Taylor Thompson

I know when I was younger, a lot of my friends thought the fact that I told my mom everything was weird. Now, as I've grown up, a lot of my friends are jealous of my relationship with my parents. As a person, I have always had a problem with keeping things from people. I just like to tell my emotions and thoughts and feelings to those who will listen. My parents always listen. Most of the time, unless dad is watching TV then occasionally it's in one ear and out the other.

Being close to my parents is one of my biggest blessings. I know that whenever I need to rant they will always listen. When I have a problem they will help me find an answer. When I want to come home they'll pay for my gas. When I tag them in videos on Facebook at 2 a.m., they always watch them.

There's too many blessings to count when your parents are also your best friends. Anytime you need their advice, you're getting answers from years of past experience and learning from their past mistakes. While half the time I take our relationship for granted, my love for our bond is there. While a lot of the time I wish they didn't know every boy I'd ever dated and every grade I've ever gotten, I wouldn't change that for the world. I wouldn't take back hearing the stories from your high school and college years, or seeing pictures where I look identical to you when we were kids.

Our relationship inspires me every day. Thank you for supporting me in my endeavors and telling me it's okay when I fail. Thank you for loving me the way you do.

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