I Have Self Harm Scars

a side job of mine is baby sitting, and today as i was babysitting it got really warm in the house so i went upstairs and grabbed some shorts to put on. it was the first time i’ve really put on shorts outside of my own room for quite awhile. when i came back down stairs i sat on the couch. one of the little boys walked over to me and after a minute of talking to me about a game he really wanted to play, he took a glance at my thighs. he pointed to them and said “I know what these are” i said “you do? what are they” and he simply said “they are things people put on them self when someone’s been mean to them but i don’t want you to do that because i don’t want you to go any where” keep in mind this boy is 7 years old. i love this little family i’ve been babysitting for, for years and what he said opened my eyes up so much. sort of made me realize that my skin IS NOT a cutting board and i don’t deserve to hurt myself like this. i battle with myself every single day, but one step at a time i will beat this battle 💘 ive been realizing so much lately and seeing my self worth. it’s a beautiful thing to become peaceful within your self and i’m working so damm hard to get there.