The words we need to say to our parents before it's too late

Thank you! Thank you, Mom and Dad, for giving me life. Thank you for believing in me even before I was born. Thank you for making sacrifices throughout life so that I could become who I am.

Thank you for telling me I was beautiful when you held me in your arms for the first time, even though I was "crumpled". But for you, I was the most beautiful child in the world.

Thank you for every sleepless night waiting for me to return home safely. Thank you very much, although it may not have seemed like it at the time, I was infinitely grateful to you.

Thank you for pretending to understand me even though I didn't say a word.

Thank you for watching cartoons, reading picture books and playing games with me.

Thank you for being someone I could always count on. Either I fell on the winding path of life, or I was overcome by the fear of the unknown.

Thank you for holding my hand when I had to go to kindergarten and telling me that everything will be fine.

Thank you for saying you liked my drawing as if it was a work of art, even though my "puppy" looked like a pile of s….

Thank you for letting me be who I am, regardless of all the falls and mistakes. Thank you.

Thank you for being there when no one else was by my side.

Thank you for giving me the advice I needed and not the advice I wanted.

Thank you for teaching me to go after what I want and what feels right to me.

Thank you for teaching me how to be a strong, independent person. One who knows what she wants, one who will be true to herself.

Thank you for showing me what it means to be selfless, what unconditional love is. They taught me respect for myself and others.

Thank you for teaching me that no matter how many times you fall, you always pick yourself up, forget the past and move on.

Thank you for teaching me that intelligence is more valuable than beauty and thank you for making me believe that I have both.

Thank you for supporting me in every decision, even if it's not always the best, and for never loving me any less because of it.

Thank you for making it possible for me to follow my dreams and for being there for me when they fell apart.

Thank you for being and always will be my safe place, for being there for me even when the whole world turns against me.

Thank you for being there. I love you, even though I don't tell you that often enough. Thank you for being my parents!

Say a quick “thank you” to your parents today and give them a big hug!