To the people who are there to pick you up when you fall,

I understand. You can sometimes be seen as the "bad guy" or the "dream crusher". Sometimes people resent you for the things you do or say, but honestly, you don't get enough credit. It isn't easy being 157% honest with the people you love most in the world knowing that the words you speak will only make them hurt worse at the time. It isn't an easy job to hold their hair when they are regurgitating all of the pain they have swallowed. It's not a simple duty to watch your favorite people sob endlessly on the floor with no remedy to cure the sorrow. It isn't easy, I know, but thank you for being the ones to carry the burden. We are more grateful for you than you will ever know.

Thank you for staying up until the sun rises talking about the depths of life. You sit quietly and listen to us talk about anything and everything we have on our minds. You don't interject and tell us why we are wrong, even though we tend to be a lot of the time. You give input when asked and remain silent when not.

Thank you for being our reality. In our pain, we get this crazy notion that the very thing that caused us the pain is the only thing that can bring us joy. You have the courage to look at us in our swollen, red, tear-filled eyes and say, "Do you know who is there for you when you needed someone? Is sure isn't him. It's us. And we will always be here and he will continue to not be here." You knock sense into what little brain we have and help us back up to our feet.

Thank you for handing us another tissue. Who knows how many rolls of toilet paper have been used to dry our eyes and clear our noses. You calm us down when we can't seem to catch our breath and you seem to be a lullaby that puts our anxiety to rest. You are the yogi who instructs us how to inhale and exhale when respiration seems impossible.

Thank you for despising the people that hurt us more than we do. In ways, you act as a parent and defend us when we cannot seem to stand up for ourselves. When someone brings them up, you immediately shut the conversation down. Oh, bless that individual if you see him or her in person.

Thank you for being the best distraction possible. Shopping trips, sports games, and nights out are among the many great things you take us to in order to get us out of our slump. We probably keep McDonald's in business with all of our midnight trips.

Thank you for being the friend when we feel like we have no one to turn to. You let us know that we are not alone and how beautiful life can be. Your love is worth more than gold to us. You have saved us from not only the cruelty of the world, but from ourselves. Thank you.

Love,

The Most Grateful Person In The World