Dear Mum and Dad,
Thank you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for raising me. Thank you for paying for my singing lessons, soccer teams, trips, and most of all my education. Because of you two, I am able to follow my dream of being a social worker at one of the best programs in the best city. I don’t know how I will ever be able to thank you for providing me with an amazing life, but I am going to spend the rest of my life trying to make you proud.
One of the most important things that you two have taught me is to follow my dreams no matter what. You both have shown me that all I need to do is believe in myself and give 100% in everything I do. You both have told me that if I do those two things, then I can’t say that I failed. Without the both of you teaching me that I am capable of anything, I would have never gone abroad on my own (even though leaving you both in the LAX airport was hard!).
Thank you for being the best parents I could ask for. Thank you for picking me back up and making me laugh when I need cheering up. Thank you for showing me that I am always enough (except for when I am occasionally too much!) and for being my number one supporters.
I know this (very) public thank you note will never be enough but at least it is something. So again, thank you for everything. I would not be the young woman that I am today without your love. I wouldn’t trade anything in my life because it would mean trading you two.
Love always,
Roisin