The week that many students look forward to is finally here: College Move-in Day. Teenagers across the globe are getting ready to take a big step into adulthood. Moving onto higher education. However, it is almost always harder on the parents. As children move out of the house or even just gain more independence, (because they may be still living at home) it shows you more and more that you don't need to always be there for them.

Letting go is a hard thing. This can go for any parent. Whether it be a child entering kindergarten or moving to a new city for their big-girl/boy job. Realizing that your child is growing up is a hard thing to face. Every parent is different with trying to cope with it. There are the parents that check up on you every day, there are the parents that are strict and watch over your every move (known as the helicopter parent), the ones in denial of their little baby growing up, and the ones that are just happy to see them succeed.

I was lucky enough to have the parents that were happy to see me go. Not in the way that they were ready to kick me out of their house, but the way that they were ready to see what my college experience was holding for me. After moving in a year ago into my freshman dorm room, I was ready to burst into tears the minute they left my room. I remember the night I opened my family's care package that they gave to me before they left. It was full of essentials that you may not always think of like chip clips, ear plugs, a mug, and a pack of tissues. Along with all those goodies, they left me a note. The note summarized was talking about how these four years will go by in the blink of an eye, just like high school. The most important point to me was that they were proud of me. They would always be my biggest support system and that they were only a phone call away.

Isn't that what all parents want for their kids? To see their child succeed and know that no matter if they fail, they will be there for you will tissues and a hug. They will always love you no matter what. These are the people who raised you to be the amazing human being you are.

Although parents can be overbearing when a big change is happening, especially in regards to you, think about how they feel. Their child has lived with them for many years is leaving you to be a bit more grown up than they would want you to be. You have been their life since the moment they looked into your eyes. You know they want the world for you. They have done everything for you.

I can't thank mine enough. Their job was hard but they did a pretty great job. Letting go is hard for everyone. Just cut your parents some slack when they tell you they cried on the way home. Also, do them a favor and give them a call. They want to know how exciting your life is without them by your side.