One of the loneliest feelings in the world growing up is feeling like you are not loved by your parents. I grew up feeling like my parents didn’t love me; like they didn’t want me. I never felt like I was good enough. It Is absolutely heartbreaking to think that there are children all over the world that feel this way. If you have been taken in by anyone who is not your biological parent, thank them. Thank them as much as you can because they deserve so much. The world needs more people like them.

Thank you to my aunt and uncle for taking me in when I had nowhere to go. Even more, thank you for taking me and my sister. Thank you for treating us as your own. Thank you for loving us as your own. Thank you for giving me a childhood back. Thank you for guarding me with everything in you, and always making sure I feel safe. Thank you for loving my flaws. Loving all the panic attacks, anxieties, sleepless nights, and flashbacks that come with being abused. Thank you for never giving up on me. Never giving up in my best.

Thank you for the financial support, because Lord knows four people are expensive. Thank you for reminding me that I am better than my situation. I am better than what happened to me, and I will grow from this. Thank you for choosing to fight this battle with me because I would have never chosen this for myself. Thank you for making me feel wanted. Thank you for wanting me, for wanting to love me. Thank you for wanting to make me succeed, and making sure that I do.

Thank you for being stable. For being the same person when I wake up, and when I go to sleep. For being the same person today and tomorrow. Thank you for lifting the world off my shoulders. These are only a few of the things you should be thanked for. Thank you for loving me, for making me feel like a kid, for making me feel wanted. Thank you to all the voluntary moms and dads out there who have been in my life. The world needs so many more of yall.

Yall deserve to hear these everyday.