I will start by saying this: I am difficult. I know I am. I know I am stubborn and I know I don't even make sense a lot of the time. I get emotional without a reason, I get mad for stupid ones, and I know that I'm not always fun to be around. I am human, in a nutshell.
It is easy to just pick up and walk away when the going gets tough. I think we are all guilty of it at some point, some more than others of course. But it is truly a blessing when you have realized you found the ones who won't leave; when you have found the people who were meant to stay.
That is why this letter is for you: the one's who haven't left. Thank you. Thank you for giving me a place to always turn to. Thank you for never making me feel like I am alone. It took me awhile to find the people who were meant to be in my life. Throughout my life I have watched people come and go, some of their absence hurting more than others, and I have always wondered if that was the way it was supposed to be; If people were always going to leave. It hurt to think that I might have to deal with this for my whole entire life.
What I have come to realize is that I will... I will have to deal with people leaving for the rest of my life. But hey, that's okay because I have you: the people that actually matter. The people that I know won't leave, and the people who make up for a million of people leaving. Thank you.
Thank you for listening to me, and being there when I cry. Thank you for being my safe haven, where I never have to feel like I am under scrutiny for being exactly who I am. You are there when I am being unreasonable, and you are there when I am my happiest. You are there to sit with me when I can't say a word; and you are there when I have so much to tell you that I can't even catch my breath. Thank you.
Thank you for giving me your time; which is the most important thing someone can give because you can never get it back. Whether it has been years, or months of your time: thank you. Thank you for staying up late with me when I am sad; or staying up late with me when we can't stop laughing and talking. Thank you for rushing to my side when I need an extra crutch. Thank you for letting me be when you know I need my space. I know I can be hot and cold, and I know I can be unpredictable. Thank you for getting on this crazy roller coaster of my emotions and getting used to the ride. Thank you.
Thank you for loving me unconditionally, throughout all my mistakes. Thank you for your forgiveness when I have done you wrong. I want you to know that I will never intentionally hurt you, I will never do something that I know will upset you. Thank you for your tough love, and telling me when I am wrong and being unreasonable. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't be able to see things in a different light. Thank you.
There are a million more things I could thank you for, but I am going to leave it at this: thank you for staying. Thank you for toughing it out in the bad times, and enjoying the good times. You are apart of what makes me the person I am today, and for that I will forever be grateful. Thank you.
