I've seen some bad parents....

So, when i was little; well not so little. correction: when I was growing up every night my parents, my brother AJ and I would actually eat dinner together at the same table. I feel like i needed to specify all that because its entirely possible that things like that are so rare and happen so seldom that most people have no idea what that's like. Anyways, mom and dad would always have use say one positive thing about the day and one negative. We would talk about how the positive out weighed the negative. It has, to this day helped, at least me, focus on the positives throughout the day. Now that I think about it, I usually talk with myself about the positives now and it's been roughly 8-9 years since the last time that occurred. So, don't ever tell me that habits your parents teach you die. On a daily basis, literally, i see these kids that pay no respect to their elders or even their parents. How? Yes, my parents and I have gotten into fights even to this day, shit happens; but you know what, they are still my parents. They raised me and provided for my selfish ass for 18 years. They taught me everything I know and yes i have a sailor mouth but you know what, i know when to act like a mature adult and when i can fuck around. <--see.

I'm not sure if others have noticed but this world is failing apart and the worse it gets, the more I turn to my mom and dad for what I'm suppose to do and i live 500 miles south of them. When you get in deep shit or have an issue you can't solve, please try and tell me you don't go to your parents. Actually don't, I won't believe you anyways. I know some people who don't have the greatest relationship with their parents and I would literally hate to be them. You could have all the money in the and not a care; i.e. no bills, no enemies, no responsibilities, ect. I still wouldn't trade with you. I don't get the chance to call my parents everyday like I want because we are all busy but there isn't one day that goes by where I don't think of them or am thankful for something they helped me with or taught me.

I'm ranting at this point. Long story short, how do I thank my parents for everything they have done for me? I wish that I could make other kids feel the same way about their parents (the good parents) like i feel about mine. Don't get me wrong, I've seen some bad parents. I have nothing nice to say about those parents.

One day, I will win the lottery or something and I'm going to make my parents dreams come true because it is the least that they deserve. Every wish they have ever wanted, every trip they have ever wanted to take, every thing they have ever wanted in life I will get for them because they serve a break and a lifetime of vacations and just everything. So yea, I love my parents and am ridiculously thankful for everything they have done for me and my brother and just hope they know that even all the little things they taught me, I remember and use.


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