Dear abused Lindsey,

You were raised by a powerful woman.

She led you be strong, brave and smart but no one gave you the permission to survive like you gave yourself. 

You could have stayed. 

You could have settled in and dealt with it. 

Until your life ended.

 It would have ended but you wanted more.

A tiny part of you wanted more.

A tiny part of you wanted to believe you deserved to survive.

Because of you I get to live the best life.

A life you would be proud of.

I’m sorry for the fight you had to fight to make this life happen.

 I think about you often.

The pain you went through.

The haunting fear you had.

They’re still in this brain.

Lingering memories.

Almost not believable at this point.

Thanks for choosing us.

Thanks for getting us to a point to be able to forget.

Thanks for risking it all for the life unknown 

I love you deeply.