PaRenTaL uNiT

I'm 28 and more in love with my parents now than i've ever been!! In high school, I put my poor parents through a lot. I disliked my mom and I knew my dad always tried to be the more understanding one, but he could only do so much before he would go against what my mother would say. I used to think my parents were the worst....they were so strict, had so many rules, they didn't understand me, they wouldn't listen and I swore I would turn 18 and move out and never move back. Thank God high school ends. After high school I started getting a long with my mom more, and right before I turned 21 I moved out. My mom wrote me this letter that I still have, and she told me how proud she was of me, how much she'll miss me at home and she hopes i'll call her. My parents never called obsessively, or showed up un announced, they gave me what I initially ALWAYS wanted....freedom.  I learned my parents were right all along and that they really actually loved me and cared about me, when I realized that, our relationshop got a lot better. Eventually being screwed by some roomies 3 times (I swear it's not me), I also moved home twice. It was harder being home, my freedom was still there but I'd also try and be respectful and not come home at 3am every day. I was also charged rent, and every time I moved home, rent went up another $50. My parents raised us to be as cheap as they are and learn the value of money. We never had anything handed to us. We bought our first cars, paid our insurance, bought our own gas, never asked for money to shop, so if we didn't have a job, we didn't have a car, gas, clothes, movies or fun nights with our friends. I've worked since I was 15 yrs old. I used to think it was crazy how cheap my parents were but now I don't shop for anything if it's not on the clearance rack or not a great deal, I totally get it. 


So i'm 28 and recently did something I knew my parent's wouldn't approve of. For some reason, I still at this age never want them mad, upset, or disappointed in me. I never want to do anything to upset them or disrespect them. I knew what I was about to tell them would be upsetting and they wouldn't approve, but I made a choice to do this with or with out their approval, this would be the first thing I would ever do in my "adult" life even if they said no, absolutely not. To my absolute surprise, my parent's handled it PERFECT!! I never expected them to be as honest and supportive as they were. It made me respect and love my parents more than I did and I thought I loved them a lot already. I thank God for my parents and how lucky I am to have them. I appreciate everything they've ever done and not done for me, it's made me who I am and after everything, I know how much they love and respect me also. I've realized no matter how life changing a decision is, my parents will be honest with me about the pros and cons, share their concerns, respect my decisions and support me no matter what. I love them so so so much, I could never have better parents than the one's who've raised me. 

Thank you mom and dad for being great parents even when I put you through hell....you've been a constant in my life, never changing your ways because you felt bad, but knowing you were doing it because it was right. I hope you know how much I appreciate you and how much I love you (to the moon and back). x o x o