Day 3: Your Parents

Hi Mum and Dad,


This letter is for both of you, my backbone no matter what I go through, the two who are only a few steps away from me, or a phone call away when I'm not living at home, the two people who will always love me unconditionally. you are the push when I need motivation, the people who kick me back into shape if I'm going off course on the road called life, and refuse to give up on me, no matter what my decisions are. I probably annoy you to the extreme, especially in the first two years of university, when crying was a daily ritual, and have managed to survive my hormonal teenage ways when it got the best of me. you both are people I can turn to for advice, who will listen to my non stop rants, and are accepting of who I was and who I am. we've had our many ups, and random downs, and seem to overcome anything life throws us. I've realized that you are probably the only ones who will be by my side no matter what happens to me, and I will always do the same. even though I'm almost 20, you still worry about my whereabouts when I go out, when I get the sniffles, when I'm stressed, and if I have enough food to eat when I go to school, and for that I love you even more! I'm sorry for not always showing that I care, for not always being at home, and for anything I've done to upset either of you. you both do so much for my well being, put my life ahead of yours, and am appreciative for everything you have sacrificed and given to me.

although religion tends to be a conflicting issue, and that you're still trying to get used to the fact that I am pursuing an unconventional degree, a degree not many people choose, I'm glad that we've managed to pull through, and been accepting of every situation. I hope to make you both proud one day, finishing my education, making something of myself, since it seems as though that's really the only thing you both want most from me. no matter what, I'll always love you both.


Whitney