DearMomandDad,
AlthoughwecanonlykeepintouchwitheachotherbythetelephoneortheInternet,IwishIcouldletyouknowhowmuchIloveyouandhowmuchI’veappreciatedthethingsyou’vedoneforme.It'snevertoomuchtosaythankyoutoyou,mydearparents.
Firstandthemostimportantisthatthankyouforbringingmetothisworld.Duringthe20years,youhavedonealotforme,butIhaven’trealizedhowmuchIloveyouuntilIlefthometotheuniversity.Iunderstandhowmucheffortyouhavecosttobringmeup.Now,Ihavegrownup,Icanlookafteryou.
Second,Iwanttothankyouthatyougivemeagoodenvironmenttogrowup.Thereisanoldsaying“Parentsarethefirstteachertotheirchildren”.Inmylife,youarethetypicalones.BecauseofyourgoodexamplesIformedthegoodhabitoflearningatanearlyagewhichbenefitsmylife.
Atlast,Iwanttosay“thankyou”isthatyoualwayssupportmychoice.YouneverforcedmetodoanythingIwasnotinterestedin.Youtoldmetopursuitmyowndreamswithouthesitationandyouwouldsupportmeforever.Youalsotoldmetohowtobeahuman.NowIbecomeanoptimisticandcheerfulgirlandIfeelhappyeveryday.
IreallymissyouwhenIamwritingthisthankyouletter.Ican’twaittogohometosharemoretimetogetherwithyou.YouaremymostimportantpeopleintheworldandIwillloveyouforever.
Yours,
XXX
Deardadandmum,
Ihavebeenveryhappyintheschool.Sometimes,atnightIcryinthebedbecauseImissyouverymuch.Youalwayssay“LearnwellandIwillbehappy.”SoIworkhardintheschooleveryday.AfterclassIplaywithmyclassmates.Weskiprope,playcardsandballandsoon.Ispendalotoftimedoingmyhomework.AfterlunchwehavetodoKumon.WhenIfinish,IplayPingpongwithmyfriends.ThenIspendsometimereadingmyEnglishnotes.Atsixo’clockIhavemyeveningclass.ThenIhavemyeveningsnackattwentypastseven.Afterthat,Ihavesomefreetime.Ateighto’clock,Igotobed.Thisisadayintheschool.Mum,youalwaystellme“Happinessisveryimportantinourlife.”SoIwanttobehappyeveryday.Ifyouarenothappy,callmeplease.
Yours,
Laura
DearMomandDad,
Iloveyou!Iloveyouwithallmyheart!Thislettertoyouistotellyoumytruefeelingsfromthebottomofmyheart.
Thankyousomuchforbringingmeup!
Thankyousomuchforraisingme.Iknowhowhardyou’veworkedduringthepastyears.Icanimaginehowmanydifficultiesandobstaclesyou’veconquered.Icanimaginealltheproblemsyouhavefacedandallthesweatandtearsyouhaveshedtomakemylifebetter
Icanfullyunderstandwhatahugeresponsibilityitistoraiseachild.You’vebeenverypatientwithme.You’veencouragedmeandyou’vehelpedme.You’vetriedyourhardesttogivemethebestthingsinlife.You’vemadealotofsacrificesandmanydifficultchoices.
Ialsoknowthatyouhavegreatexpectationsofme.Youwantmetobeverysuccessfulandhappy.YouwantmetobethebestpersonIcanbe.Youwantmetodogreatthingswithmylife.Youwantmetomaketheworldabetterplace.Iknowyouhavesomanyhopesanddreamsformyfuture.
TodayIwanttotellyousomethingextremelyimportant.
TodayIwanttotellyouthatyoudon’tneedtoworryaboutmeanymore.I’mgrownup!Iwillberesponsibleformylifeandformyfuture.Iwillstudyveryhard.Iwillexerciseeverydaytokeepfit.
IwillreadEnglisheverymorningandeverynight.Iwillmakethebestuseofeveryspareminute.Iwillbehappy,confident,positiveandenergeticeveryday!
Iwilldevelopgoodhabitsandusethemtoconstantlyimprovemyself.Iwillneverdoanythingthatwouldharmmybodyormymind.
Yours
LiHua
Dearparents,
“YoualwayssaythatIamnaive.Inyoureyes,Iamalwaysthelittlegirlwhowillnevergrowup”.Thisismyfavoritesongandalsothesoundfromthebottomofmyheart.Youmademefeelsoluckytobeyourchild.ButIfindourheartsgettingfurtherapartastimegoesby.
YoustrictlyforbidmetodoentertainingactivitiesevenifIfinishedmyhomework,suchaswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.Basedonthis,Icouldn’tgetanygradelessthanA.It'ssaidthatgeniusonlymeanshard-workingallone’slife.ButIthinkcombiningexertionisthebestwayforlearning.
ThemostimportantthingtomewasthatIfeelfrustratedforhavingfewfriendstoconfideinduetoyourstrictrules.Ican’thaveaplaydate,participateinaschoolplayorevenchoosemyownextracurricularactivities.Whowillacceptsuchaboringandtroublesomeperson?Iamjustanordinarygirlwhocan’tstandloneliness,soIalwaysfeelcontradictory.
Ontheonehand,I’mgratefultohaveyouinmylife,todisappointyouwastheleastIwoulddo.Ontheotherhand,whatyouaskedformemademefeltlikeapuppetratherthanarealperson.Iappreciatedyoureffortstopullmeawayfromaself-indulgentlife,butyourobsessivelyextravagantstrictnesshaspushedmeintoanisolatedandinsensibleone.IneedalittlefreedomsothatIwillconcentrateonsomethingIreallyinterestedin.
Fatherandmother,thesewordswerehidinmydeepheartforalongtime.Iloveyou,andIbelieveifyouchangesomeharshrules.Iwillhaveawonderfullife.
Bestwishes.
Yours,daughter
Dearparents,
NowIknowclearlythatyoubothareexpectingmeanxiously.Icansaynothingbutthankstoyoubothonthisspecialoccasion,becausewordshavefailedmewhenIwanttoexpressmythankstoyoubothforthelovingcareyouhaveshownforme,especiallysinceIwenttoSeniorThree.ThesedaysIhavebeenstudyinghardandhavemadesomeprogress.Andeverythinghasgotalongwellwithmycollegeentranceexamination.Ihaveperformedmyabilityinthisexam.Ihopeyoubothcansetyourmindatrest.
Afterthisexam,IintendtohelpyoudosomehouseworkwhichIhaveseldomdonebefore.AndIalsomeantolearntocookinordertoprepareadinnerforyoubothinperson.
Mydearparents,everythingisgoingonwellwithmeanddohavearest!
Bestwishes,
Yours
LiHua