You’ll be turning 18 in exactly one month. You’ll be able to do the things you’ve always wanted to do. You can say anything, and be anything you want now. You can date whoever and do whatever you want with them. You’re old enough to make your own decisions and take your own responsibility. It’s your life now, not ours. We’ve stuck with you since the beginning, and even then we promised we’d never let go. All we ask is you don’t push us away. Promise you’ll never forget us. We made you who you are, and we’ll never let anyone tear that down. We’ll never let anyone take you away and break you. Because you’re all grown up now, it will only get harder from here. But we promise as long as you stick with us, we’ll stay with you forever. Don’t do anything you’ll regret, or make us regret. Focus on who you are and who you want to be, because that’s what you’re best at, and that’s who we fell in love with. We can’t always get what we want. We can’t all make you our own definition of perfection, because you’re perfect no matter what. Some of us may not be growing up with you, but we feel like we’ve known you our whole lives. You care about us more than anyone else has, and what makes it even more special is you haven’t met us yet. Please, never grow up, never grow out of who you are. It may hurt us inside that you’re older now, and you’ll only keep getting older. But you’ll never cease to amaze us with anything you do. You’ll always be in our hearts forever, so hold onto us, forever. We hope 18 is as fun and amazing you want it to be. We can’t for new surprises and all that’s in store for us, because you do it to make us happy. Never lose your gorgeous smile, it’s the reason most of us want wake up everyday. Never change who you used to be, who you are, and who you aspire to be. Because against all odds, we’ll always love you and we promise to stay with you as long as you stay with us. Deal?”