A Note from Your Kids

Last Sunday in Velocity we talked about how we can build stronger relationships with our parents. At the end of the morning, everyone had the chance to write anonymous notes to their parents. Here is some of what they had to say:

Dear Mom & Dad,

This letter is from someone in junior high. We are supposed to tell you things we don’t feel comfortable telling our own parents. I now realize that the more we do what you say, the more freedom we get.

I’m sorry I’ve done the things that I’ve done that have hurt you. I love you very much even if I don’t act like it sometimes. I appreciate you a lot.

I hope everything is okay between you two. When you shut the door during your fight, I could still hear you.

Why can’t I stay up late? You say I can if I finish my homework and chores, and I do, but you don’t let me stay up.

Thanks for supporting me in whatever I do.

Thanks for helping me with math and everything else.

I really appreciate how much you guys trust me. You make my feel like I’m really trustworthy, and I’ll never take you trust for granted.

One thing that I want you to do Mom is to stop smoking and spend more time thanking God b/C it seems like your fading away from God.

I really appreciate that you always encourage me. I will try to do my chores every week, I wish you thought more about trusting my and buying me a phone and stuff like that.

I wish that our family would do more stuff together (preferably electronic) so we bond, we spend too much time apart, not together.

I wish that I would have a little bit more freedom but I would like to thank you for allowing me to do the things I do. I just want to thank you for being there for me every day.

Thank you mom for giving my new friends a chance and giving more trust that anyone else has. I love you mom to the end of my days, always and forever.

I’m sorry for not obeying, being disobedient, lying and talking back. I’m sorry.

Thanks for being such amazing parents. I promise to be nicer to my siblings.

Sincerely,

Your Kids

If you prefer it, here is a version that can be more easily printed.