Appreciate

With my trip coming soon, my parents are asking me tons of questions everyday. Do I have this, did I prepare that…and the answer to about 95% of those questions is yes or it’s done. I’m just as anal as they are about being prepared and organized for ANY situation, but they’re so caught up with their baby girl going away for a month that they don’t even realize it…

It’s comforting to know they have my back, but it’s also irritating they feel the need to ask me so many questions. I know they’re my parents and in their eyes being 20 isn’t much. But I think I’ve done enough in my 20 years to prove I can pack my own suitcase.

This actually applies to a lot of situations in my life. I truly do appreciate their support and I don’t want to sound ungrateful by preferring to do things on my own. But I take pride in being able to do things without help. It gives me a sense of accomplishment that I can’t get any other way. Sure things are easier when you have some help, but there are some things I prefer to get done on my own, or with minimum help…

One day…soon, I’ll find a way to explain that to them without hurting their feelings and/or being disowned.