To the people I owe everything to. I send my eternal thanks.
I understand that sometimes things don't work out. I've experienced it firsthand after all. I know that people falling out of love is more common than people falling in love these days. I've learned to accept things for what they are. I've practiced keeping things to myself. I've learned that it's okay to watch two of the most important people in your life go their separate ways and begin making a new family again. I've learned that nothing is permanent, and for that I am immensely grateful.
Dividing my life in half has proven to be a rocky path with blurred boundaries; a path I must continue to walk until I reach my destination. Where that destination will be, is a mystery to both you and me. I'll admit, watching the only thing you've ever known be torn apart in front of you at age four, was initially traumatizing. Then watching both parents put up walls and never sit down to explain what happened was frustrating. But at the same time I owe you my gratitude. I was thrown into the real world very young, and I realized the only way to survive is to grow a thick shell. Not many people have broken through my shell that I've been building for fifteen years: something I take pride in. I've also had the privilege of living two lives in one, with many incredible people being apart of both worlds. I have built-in best friends in the form of siblings. So many extraordinary people have walked in and out of my life, some of which have chosen to stay, and that is all because of the decision you guys made however many years ago that decided my fate for me. And I cannot imagine my life in any other way.
Thank you for teaching me tough love. Thank you for teaching me resilience. Most of all, thank you for doing your best over the years and helping to raise me in your own ways, into the lady I am today. Despite your thoughts, I think I am a very mature, independent, and smart girl...all of which I owe to the two of you.
I love you both endlessly, never forget that.
