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A Letter To The Person That Puts Me Down

I am better than what you think I am.

Elizabeth Zamudio
Oct 03, 2016
University of West Georgia
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Greetings,

How are you today? I hope your day is going well. There have been some things that have been on my mind for a while, but I just could never muster up the courage to confront you and tell you.

I am proud of who I am and everything that I do. I am intelligent, no matter how many times you tell me that I could do better or try harder.

I am successful. My experiences, accomplishments, and awards can attest to that. I guess that I just have a couple of questions for you:

1. Why do you feel the need to constantly put me down? Is it a defense mechanism, or are you just truly miserable and want to bring people down to your level?

2. Do you actually care about my happiness? Good grades, many recognitions, awards, getting offered opportunities--nothing seems to be worthy of your congratulations.

3. Why am I never good enough? I could be in the top in my class or get awarded a leadership position and you would just degrade the company and say that I should be somewhere better.

It seems that everyone but you is willing to share in my happiness and accomplishments. I just want to know if it will ever end.

There's a difference between being supportive and being judgmental. I can't remember the last bit of praise that I received from you which wasn't followed by some sort of criticism. I'm not sure that there ever even was a time where you simply gave me praise without anything else attached to it.

That's kind of sad, isn't it?

I guess that I just want you to know that it truly doesn't bother me anymore. I am proud of who I am and everything that I have accomplished and become. I have the rest of my life ahead of me with wonderful, supportive people who will be able to attest to the fact that I am everything that I think that I am, not what you think that I am.

Just know that I would prefer for you not congratulate me if there is a criticism attached right behind it. I don't want to hear from anyone unless they are willing to celebrate with me with nothing but genuine happiness.

I hope that you can find it within yourself to be able to become one of those people.

Love,

Me

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