If you give a girl a cousin, you’re giving her more than just someone to keep her company at family events. You’re giving her a lifelong friend who doesn’t just understand her past, but has been there for every second of it.
You’re giving her someone who she never has to explain herself to, someone who listens with love, and someone who gives advice without judgment. You’re giving her someone who understands her family and her upbringing in a way that friends will never truly be able to comprehend.
If you give a girl a cousin, you’re giving her a lifelong best friend.
If you give a girl a lifelong best friend, she will have someone to constantly remind her of her worth and someone who will show her a level of honesty that no one else in her life will. You’ll give her someone who constantly reminds her to stop chasing after people who don’t give her the time of day she deserves and to start chasing after the things that really matter to her, like her future, her career, and the things that make her feel the most alive.
If you give a girl someone who encourages her to chase the things that make her feel the most alive, she will embrace life with open arms and know that no matter what happens, she’ll always have someone there to support her. There is no problem too difficult, embarrassing, or shameful to share.
If you give a girl a cousin, she'll always have someone there. From little things like deciding what to wear to bigger things like responding to difficult texts (and people) and making important life decisions. She'll have someone that will bring her out of her darkest times with a few jokes and good company.
If you give a girl someone who will bring her out of her darkest times with a few jokes and good company, she’ll never feel alone no matter what life throws her way.