Come here, my arms are open. Put your head on my shoulder and cry honey. You are not letting me down at all. I saw pictures of you the same place I heard your songs.

Along with your inhaler do you not have a nebulizer? As you know, asthma is nothing to mess around with. Get someone, it doesn't matter if it's the meanest person in the world, get someone to take to ER right away if you still can't breathe well.

Right now is when you need to say STOP outloud. Hating yourself, ripping your skin, all of that will do no good. Use the wonderful skills you already know. You've got the ability to do it. I'll sit right here with you while you do. Those people that are spreading crap about will always spread crap about someone--it's about them, not about you. That is how they feel better about themselves. It's what you believe that matters.

K--I believe in you. I see beauty in you, I see strength; I also see a little girl who has been hurt her whole life and is just struggling to survive. Take it easy on yourself. Be the one person, besides your wonderful dad, that you know will never hurt you. You can.