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this (Haven’t done linking before, sorry).

I basically shunted the entire incident out of my head as well as I could, and on our ‘regular’ talk day today, the first after god knows how long, I made it clear that we are not friends anymore. He broke down completely, and recounted every thing he now knew he’d done wrong, and said that he’d started therapy again, because he was blown out of the water that he could become something like this.

And I... can’t care less. I feel oddly dead inside to this whole shtick. I find myself not caring. But not really feeling stronger for it yet. A little bit, just a little bit harder. But that will get stronger, I know.

And you all were the reason I sorted it out at all. More than this ‘friend’ who ‘supported me’ after the incidents of the last few months. More than anyone and anything else, you all and your stories and your help got me to see how much MORE I deserve from the people around me.

I wish there was some way I could show you how thankful I am. Except that I can’t. I can only say thank you. And please, please, please don’t stop. Never stop. There are so many, many more women out there with no idea that we can deserve more than whatever programming we’ve grown up with, or resigned ourselves to. Please don’t ever stop. Thank you so much. Thank you so much.