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To The Friends I Feel I Don't Deserve, But Who Never Left My Side

From a girl who is used to everyone leaving, thank you to those who have stayed.

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Lexi Link

If you know anything about me, you know I can be difficult. I get way too angry sometimes, I say things I do mean. I get easily offended but can also be sassy. I cry a lot but also laugh as often as I can. I try to see the good in the world but I also get caught in my own depression. I get confused more than I understand. I am needy and selfish. I am broken and still learning how to heal. I am human. I am designed to make mistakes. I am the furthest thing from perfect and I know that, but to you all, it does not matter.

I hide who I am because I know I can be too much and I push people away. It is what I am good at. Then people leave, they always have but to those who have stayed, I will forever be grateful for you.

There are days I will wake up wondering what I did to deserve people like you because I will only see the bad in me. But you all see the good. You help me when I get stuck and go out of your way to make me smile or laugh when I am on the verge of crying. You help me to grow and to become a better person. You all bring out the best in me and have taught me so much about this thing called life.

So, thank you.

Thank you for not giving up on me.

Thank you for not leaving even though it would have been easier.

Thank you for listening to me when I rant.

Thank you for being there when I needed you.

Thank you for seeing the good in me.

Thank you for not limiting me or judging me because of my past.

Thank you for listening to my fears, hopes, dreams, and everything in between.

Thank you for the constant pictures of dogs and babies when I have had a bad day.

Thank you for teaching me new skills and driving me everywhere.

Thank you for pushing me out of my comfort zone and helping me to be the best that I can be.

Thank you for being the sunshine when I need it.

Thank you for seeing something in me so many others did not.

You all have done more for me than I could ever repay you for and even these simple words do not do you all justice but you all have given me hope. Hope that I do not have to hide who I am and hope to see that some people are meant to stay and some are not. You all have taught me so much more in life than I thought would be possible and have helped me to grow more than I could ever imagine. You all have taught me what it means to have real friends and how to love without being scared of getting hurt.

People like me do not deserve people like you but you stayed anyway.

Thank you.

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