A space for truth, love, and everything I wish I knew sooner.
Dear Loves,
I’ve carried these letters with me for a long time—written for you, and maybe for others who feel the same way. These are the words I wish someone had told me growing up. Truths I’ve learned through pain, through healing, and through the quiet moments of breaking and rebuilding.
Life is beautiful. But it’s also messy, unfair, brutal, and breathtaking.
I don’t have all the answers, but I want to give you my story—so when the world gets loud, you have something to hold on to. Something to remind you of who you are. And how much you matter.
These letters are for you—but they’re also for the scared child I used to be. And for someone out there who needs to know they’re not alone.
My Dear Loves,
Life is a beautiful, crazy, scary, amazing, sensational thing.
It will test you.
It will challenge you.
It will not care how you feel.
Beautiful angels, I’ll tell you the things I wish I knew growing up—the battles you can prepare for, and the ones you can’t.
You will meet pain. Not the kind that comes and goes, but the kind that settles deep in your chest.
You will doubt yourself—sometimes daily.
You will want to disappear.
You will wish someone could rescue you.
You will wonder if something is wrong with you.
There isn’t.
You will survive what you thought you couldn’t.
You’ll learn that silence is heavy, but your voice is powerful.
You’ll find magic in the things others overlook—like a hug that says “I see you,” or a song that makes you cry in the best way.
And when the world tries to harden you, I hope you stay soft.
Stay curious.
Stay kind.
I’ll keep writing these letters—because I want you to know it’s okay to be human.
To fall.
To feel everything.
To get back up differently than before.
You don’t have to hide who you are. Every part of you deserves to be seen.
Love you more than you’ll ever know—
Mom
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