Dear you, I’m sorry that I didn’t take you that seriously. I’m sorry that I let my pride get in the way of opening up my heart to you. It hasn’t always been easy to admit that. It hasn’t always…
To the girl whose lessons matter more to someone else
Dear you, It is really easy to not see the entire picture. It is easy to look at the emptiness, the loneliness, the appearances of nothing to come, and simply decide that it just never will. It is really easy to lose…
To the first girl I followed
Dear you, Remember that time you were babysitting me and you let me eat a spider egg? I am 100% confident that any odd dysfunction I experience as an adult can be attributed to that event. You always went first.…
To the girl who made confidence a space
Dear you, I will never forget the day you let me cry into your arms like a baby when my little heart was broken. It hadn’t broken like that in a while, and as I wept like a dweeb in…
To the girl who was compared to me
Dear you, One day you are going to grow up and realize I am a total buffoon (if you don’t already know that). I know you think that I have it all figured out, I know that you are compared…
To the girl who is finding herself in her skin
Dear you, My favorite thing about you is the way you laugh. It is deep, derpy and charming. It is hesitant, and genuine. I like the way you cautiously believe in the “idea” of who you are, rather than who…
To the friend who became family
Dear you, There are very few people I cry over. There are very few people I would change for. Your opinion of me deeply matters to me. Sometimes, I am scared to tell you what my crazy ideas are in…