It's time for me to say goodbye to this part of my life. This old me. It's time to move on and stop going back to the moment I used to destroy myself, let the other define who I was, who I was supposed to be, to like, and to hate. I let the others dictate my life, make the choices for me, and that includes my parents. Up until today, I've still been fighting this part of me, of my life. Still struggling the fact that I care too much about things and people that don't deserve my tear. I found unexpected friends, and I found support in them, and strength. I'm facing the truth that it's time for me to allow myself to be the young woman that I deserve to be. I'm stronger than I used to be, I know I won't fall back to where I used to be, but it's a constant fight, some mornings will be easier than others, but I've got to focus on the good and not the bad. I've shared my story, I've written about it, talked about it, cried about it, got angry about it. I've been hating and blaming myself because of it. I can't go back, and I can't change events that happened. But I can make the best of it, learn from it, and use it to shape a better, healthier, and happier present, and future. So today, I'm looking at those two pictures. I'm saying sorry for letting you down; because I did. I'm sorry for allowing the others' visions, and expectations, destroy you. But I'm not sorry for letting you go, and I'm not sorry for not letting you define who I am today. I'm not the same, and I'm different, I've grown up. Good things are on the way, and I couldn't be more (anxious) excited. So for me to be able to live this new experience to its fullest, I need to let you go. So I'm letting you and all of the bad moments, wrong people, go. It's time for me to be happy. I deserve it. #goodbyeoldme #alettertomyself #moveonfromthepast #moveon #deservehappiness #shareyourstory #sharingmystory #sharingmyjourney