round 2 [LC]: my mom and dad

letter challenge write a letter everyday to the following:

Day 1 — Your Best Friend

Day 2 — Your Crush 

Day 3 — Your parents

Day 4 —Your sibling (or closest relative)

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Dearest Abe and Elsie (my parents),

I’m sorry, but this letter is not going to be addressed to you. I wrote this letter you before and my sentiments and thoughts still remain the same. But inside I know that there a greater need for me to write to another set of parents that I had that have created a large part of who I am and the nature of my being.

Don’t get me wrong. I love you and I’m thankful that I have you both. But with thanksgiving happening this week I feel as though I need to express my thanks to another set of parents that I have in my heart and are always on my mind, every single day.

-aimee

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Dear [Godparent] Ate Cleofe and Kuya Mark,

This letter is something that is hard hard for me to write. I often try not to think about what happened and not think how much I miss you. Understand that my birthday, your birthdays and the holidays have been heartbreaking without you both around. I miss you both so much and right now as I force myself to write this letter to you both, I am also forcing myself to actually face what happened.

This past semester has been busy, hectic and overwhelming. But for my birthday, as hard as it was to enjoy without hearing your voices on the phone, I took it upon myself to dedicate my academic life to you.

I said my academic life because you both never made me feel like my parents did when it came to school. You always encouraged me in my side projects and my passions. Even when they seemed tedious and silly wastes of time, you knew that they made me happy and encouraged me to pursue them.

With my actual parents pushing me into science, you saw how happy writing made me. You encouraged my work in the yearbook and English in general. You read everything that I’d show you. I remember how Ate Cleofe told me that she was so proud of me when I showed her my senior year book- the first thing that I designed from beginning to end.

You both had this way of making me happy or happier the instant that I saw you. You taught me the essence of happiness. I know that I really didn’t show my enthusiasm all too often at family parties, but know that I always took it upon myself to always give you two a moment to talk.

When I moved to Los Angeles, it was hard keeping contact. I regret not making more time for you. But now, every time I go back home I make the time and find the time to visit. And every single time I do, I talk to you both and I catch you up on my life.

I talk to you both until there isn’t anything left to say and in the silence- I always find myself crying my eyes out.

I think this letter as long, drawn out and tangent filled as it may be, I feel like I owed this to you both. This letter is to thank you and tell you that I love you and miss you both.

I initially chose to defer to walk to get my degree, but I said it to myself that I’m walking in graduation for you guys. I know you would have done anything to be there for me  for the moment and I am now choosing to walk for you. I love you guys so much. Thank you for being there when you were and watching over me now and forever.

I love you,
aimee