DEAR MOM AND DAD... MY FOREVER PILLARS

From the day I was born until now, your love has held me up. I remember Mom holding my hands when I learned to walk. Dad reading stories to me at bedtime. When life was hard, you kept me safe. When I cried, you hurt with me. You gave up your time, rest, and dreams so I could have mine. You built my world with your quiet sacrifices.

When I felt scared, when I failed, when I was lost,you never left. You believed in me when I didn’t believe in myself. You are my home, my strength, and my biggest supporters. I don’t say it enough: Your love is why I’m strong. Thank you for always choosing me.

I remember the late nights you stayed up worrying about me, praying for me, even when I didn’t realize it. I see it now. Every sacrifice. Every tear you never let me see. Every meal you skipped so I could eat. Every dream you put aside so mine could grow.

Here’s what I hold close to my heart:

1. Your Sacrifices

The extra shifts you worked, the things you went without, the dreams you tucked away, just so I could chase mine. I see it now. I carry that love forward.

2. Your Hands

Mom’s hands that bandaged my knees and braided my hair. Dad’s hands that taught me to ride a bike and held me steady. Those hands built my world.

3. Your Quiet Strength

How you stayed calm in emergencies, swallowed your own fears to soothe mine, and made broken things whole again. You taught me courage is not shouting, it’s showing up.

4. The Way You Listen

Not just to my words, but to my silences. You hear the things I can’t say. That safe space you give me? It’s where I find my voice.

5. Your Unshakable Faith

When I failed a test, lost a friend, or doubted my path, you never did. “Try again,” you’d say. “We’re here.” That faith became my compass.

6. Small Moments, Big Love

Packed lunches with doodled notes. Dad fixing my bike chain in the rain. Mom singing off-key while washing dishes. You turned ordinary days into sacred memories.

7. Your Love as My Foundation

Because of you, I know what love does, it stays. It fights. It shows up. It doesn’t give up. You taught me that. And it’s how I will love others.

8. Your Prayers

The quiet prayers you said over me gave me more protection than I’ll ever know. Thank you for covering me.

9. Your Unseen Battles

I know now that you carried burdens you never showed. You were strong for me when I had no idea how hard life was for you.

Mom and Dad, thank you for being my anchor, my guide, my home. You are more than parents, you are my biggest blessings. I don’t say it enough, but I see you. I honor you, I love you always.