32 - be yourself

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dear malia,

i'd been chatting with my mum for hours while we waited for any updates on josh. 
"look, honey, about you. . . being gay and all that," she said. "i want you to
know that i'm okay with it. it took me some time to wrap my head around it, but it's okay with me. if that's who you are -- if you like girls -- i'm okay with it. you're my daughter and nothing can change that. i love you, and i don't want you to be someone you're not. if that's who you are, then. . . that's who you are."
"mum," i said, smiling. "thank you." i hugged her and she hugged me back.
"i love you, hun," she said to me.
it made me really happy that my mum accepted me for me. it made me really happy that she loved me for me.
i really loved her.

truly,
hannah

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