(((((Candy))))) only if you're comfortable with and want hugs.

You did not deserve any of the things that were done to you. Please do something for me. Picture a tiny newborn baby in your mind's eye. Just any baby. Now tell that baby that they are nothing but bad and that inside of them there is blackness, and nothing good or lovable about them. Tell a newborn baby that they deserve to get hurt by big, angry adults who are not in control of their own pain. Sounds pretty ridiculous, doesn't it?

You are a mother, right? Think of your son. Do you think it's in any way possible that he was just "born bad"? Of course not. And you were not born bad, either.

If I could be where you are tonight, Candy, I would hug you. I would look at you with very caring eyes and tell you that you NEVER deserved to be hurt- not even one time, ever once, no matter what. I would tell you that you were an innocent, helpless, little tiny lovable little girl who got hurt by adults who made VERY wrong decisions.

Your pain is real, and it is there for a reason. I can practically hear it, feel it, as I read your words. It is real, and you do not have to cut to prove it to yourself or anyone. I know you hurt. Gregory knows that you hurt. And you know that you hurt, too.

You don't deserve more hurting. You already hurt so very much.

I will still be checking back on you regularly. I am here for you, because you matter and you deserve caring, not pain.

((((((more safe hugs))))))) ONLY if you want them.

Angela