Catherine,

This sounds like such a worthy plan. Like Iris I might have trouble remembering to leave my bat-weapons at home (not batman weapons, bats and other weapons of self-abuse , trying for a little of that humor you mentioned)

What you suggest is what I know I need, what I desperately want and what I fear I may not be good enough to deserve. I love to communicate with you all here, I've been lonely my entire life and I finally have a place I know I belong and I am welcome.

I want to know you all, not just be known - we all have something to give (no matter how often someone told you you had nothing to give; they lied or were tooo incredibly stupid to realize the treasures you are)

The more I read your posts the more I realize that I am a person of worth among people of worth. Together we can help each other adopt the truth about ourselves and discard the lies we absorbed in toxic places from deadly, pernicious people.

I feel kinda sappy trying to communicate this to Catherine and all the class members; it is hard to be openly affectionate or admiring - BUT, I mean every word. I thought the abusers had stolen all that might be good or valuable in me, but they just distorted things. The big joke was actually on them, they thought they could provoke me to self-destruct, instead I became a sensitive, compassionate, kind and caring person. For all they did steal from me, life has given me other things of equal or greater value. As much as I've hurt over and cried over my past, today I know that I am as good as anyone who lives, there is no one better than me...OR YOU!

There is huge power for good in an association of people who support each other while all continue to work on healing and growing. I want to be in the class.

Leslie/Pixies and Teens