When I was little I was afraid to grow up because I
could never picture myself as an adult. I was never excited to attend college
mainly because I wanted to avoid making "adult decisions" like
choosing a major and deciding what it was I wanted to do with my life. I know
now that many people at that age didn't know, and many still don't know.
Throughout my freshman year I got into a good amount
heated arguments with my parents about school and what I wanted to do with MY
life. I wanted to be famous when I was little and thought that maybe I'd just
go to NYC and audition for something that would make me famous (completely
rational, right?).
It took me a while to figure out what I wanted
to do...and to my surprise, it didn't take my parents much convincing when I
told them I had fallen in love with social justice issues and that I wanted to
double major in Public Policy and Human Rights with a WGSS minor. Though at
first my parents were a bit skeptical, (my step-dad especially) my passion made
them realize that this was it.
I think I'm at one of those points in my life
where I'm not only missing my parents (so so so much) but I'm also realizing
how much they mean to me. No matter what my parents have always had my back and
have always given me the best advice and have guided me to the best of their
ability. When people say that they have the best parents I always think to myself
"they don't have my parents."
Those arguments definitely happened because I'm
stubborn and a drama queen, but also because they were meant to guide me to
where I needed to be. If my parents didn't do their job at
"parenting" me, I would've never became the young woman I am proud to
be today. I'm thankful for my parents, the people I know who will ALWAYS have
my back and push me to reach my full potential.
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