to my parents
Dear Mom and Dad,
I love you guys. I shouldn't have thought you guys would have been mad. I know it's hard to believe that your kid would do this. But you've always been there for me. I know, dad, I only see you once a week compared to the 3 or 4 times before. But it's getting hard now. Thanks for understanding. Mom, I know I'm not home a ton know. I try to come home. But I love being with my friends and as you know I cannot really see some of them. I know I spend a lot of time in my room. But it's just nice to be alone sometimes. I know you think internet friends are just 50 year old men wanting to kidnap me. But these people were the only people I had at one point. They were the people who kept me here. I know you didn't know about that part of me for close to a year. But. I thought about you when I wanted to leave. Sometimes I thought you wouldn't care. But I am your daughter.
Love,
paytie
Dear _______, (my step dad. i have a nickname i call him),
I've known you for a really long time. Since I was 3. You and my mom started dating when I was 7. And got married when I was 11. That was one of the happiest days of my life. There were dark circles under my eyes but I still remember almost all of it. You treat me like your own kid. You don't have any of your own kids and I know your parents kinda dislike that. They treat E more like a grandchild than my brother and I. But you never stop loving me. You're as protective of me as my "real" dad. I am lucky to have two dads and one be as great as you. Thank you for caring when you found out. But not trapping me in the car to talk or trying to interrogate me. Thanks for not treating me differently. Still yelling at me. Still treating me like I'm not gonna explode.
Love
peanut.
