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A Thank You Letter To The People Who Have Destroyed Me

Thank you for everything I have now

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A Thank You Letter To The People Who Have Destroyed Me
Chandini Caitlyn Gomes

I'm not one to share my life story or my feelings to anyone, but this is something that needs to be written, especially for those who are living in the dark. Most of you normally resent the people who have broken your heart, the people who have done you wrong, or the people who have broken your trust. No one ever wants to enter a situation and come out of it being hurt and a complete mess. It normally happens from the people who least expect it from too. Whether it would be a relationship, a friend who turned out to be anything but a friend, or maybe it was even your own parents. Whoever it was, don't hold onto a grudge and waste your energy on those who no longer deserve the time of day from you. This is for the select few people who have put me at my lowest. To the people who darkened my world and made me forget what the sun looked like.

You made me feel like I wasn't good enough. No matter what I did for you, no matter what I bought you, no matter how much attention I gave to you, nothing was ever enough for you. The times you've called me saying you needed me, and I dropped everything to drive an hour away to make sure you were okay. In that hour, you drank yourself stupid, and by the time I got to you, you'd be passed out in bed, and there were times I have to take care of you, but you still sat there and claimed I did nothing for you.

I was a burden. I wasn't welcome, at least that's how I felt. I knew that no one was really excited to see me, and everything I said was always ignored. It was almost like being in a room with strangers who didn't know you were there. Maybe it was me, and in all honesty, it probably was, but I was too concerned with the thought of fitting in that I didn't realize what I was doing or saying. Actions always speak louder than words, and the feeling of being forgotten and ignored was something I wish wasn't so loud.

You forgot I was human too. Treat people the way you want to be treated. All I ever did was give you everything I had in me. You took everything I had and destroyed me with it. You were broken, and I was there for you because I knew what it felt like to have no one, but you cut me with your broken pieces, and you shattered me into pieces like glass.

I truly believe time heals all wounds, and in time, I found my footing, and I saw the sun again. I didn't do it alone, but someone very close to my heart took me with all of my broken pieces, and slowly started putting me back together. He showed me how I truly deserved to be treated, and anything less was not worth putting up with.

Now that I'm happy again, don't think you can come back into my life.

No, you're not perfect, and neither am I. I still have major set backs, and I forget that I'm no longer in my past situation, so there's no reason for me to be so defensive and be ready to fight everyone. We all get better in time, and one day we no longer carry those burdens with us. So to the people who have put me at my lowest, thank you. Thank you for destroying me, and allowing me to learn how to heal myself, allowing me to realize what I deserve, and pushing me away from you, into the arms of those who have my back. Thank you for a happier life.

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