@twistedrope that is really sad. I'm so sorry. That never should happen. You are loved. You may not know or realize that but you are loved more than you will ever know, by your real father, who made you, in heaven. Maybe that doesn't mean much now and that's okay because you are entitled to your own beliefs but I'm just wanting you to know that you are loved by many, including strangers like myself. Everyone deserves to be loved. I bet you don't know that God loves you so much that he has every hair on your head numbered. And he knows exactly every time you lose one. Not trying to preach. I'm just telling you. You need to know that. To him you are more precious than you will ever know, to him.

@LadyGrace I had to correct sorry as it was just... I acknowledge I had no parental love in my life. It was a healthy lie to remove. If I believed my parents loved me, I would perpuate the same coercive controlling neglectful abuse I was subjected to.

But no, I love and give love freely to those of whom I care. And I mean actual love like accepting someone for who they are, letting someone else take the wheel from time to time and being vulnerable and supportive. Easy and practiced at this point.

It is a shame some parents do not love their children. But I am at peace with it. And you are right, everyone does deserve to be loved.

@Iwillwait But you ARE, dear friend. You ARE. Are and were special enough for the God of this whole universe to notice you and love you more than you'll ever know.

Here's where your “special” really comes from:

I’m so sorry you’re feeling that way, friend. I hear you.

You are still special. Not because of what your parents said, not because of what the world says today — but because of what God says.

He determines the number of the stars and calls them all by name. Psalm 147:4

If He takes time to name every single star, don’t you think He knows your name too? He DOES. He knows every intricate part of you because he made you and he still loves you, whether you think you're good or bad, God loves you anyway. He loves us all unconditionally. And he made you because he loves you and wanted you in this world.

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Jeremiah 1:5

You didn’t have to earn being special. You just ARE.
He made you on purpose, with your sweet heart, your laugh, your story. Nothing about today changes that. You are, and we're, wanted.

Feelings come and go, but God’s truth doesn’t.
When you don’t feel special, remember: The King of the universe calls you His child. That makes you the most special of all.

I’m praying for you today. You matter. You’re seen. And you’re loved — by Him, and by people here like me, too.

I see you and you're so sweet and kind. And if I, a stranger, can see all this in you and love you, how much more, God loves you.

“Lord, let him feel Your hug through my words.” Let him know how much you love him and may he feel Your love, forever more."

@LadyGrace WOW! Thank you So Much! I love you too! 💕

@JeNeSaisPas @kodiac

I am so sorry if religion hurt you. I really am. No one should use that to make you feel small or "less than". Jesus loves us all the same, irregardless of the mistakes we've made. He's not looking at what we did right or wrong. He's looking at us as his precious creation and child whom he loves more than words could ever say. He never expected us to be perfect and it's a good thing, because none of us could achieve that. He never said I love you if......
He said I love you unconditionally, irregardless of our mistakes or shortcomings.

For me it stopped being about religion, when I met Jesus.
I think of it like a lighthouse. Churches and groups are just lights on the shore.
But Jesus is the Lighthouse. He is the one who gently draws the boat home to safety.

He said, "The truth will set you free, and I am the way, the truth, and the life. He also said to search your heart and He will meet you there. No pressure. No rules. Just love.

Whatever you believe, you are worthy and you deserve love. Always. And if you ever want to talk about Him, I am here. No strings attached. No preaching. No pressure.

He saved a sinner like me, so I know He can save anyone, and the Bible confirms that. He's not looking for perfection. He's looking for a heart who is open to His invitation of love and understanding, and who will allow him to lead them safely home to His loving, welcoming arms.

@Justmeraeagain Thank you

@Justmeraeagain I think it was their way to try to justify the abuse.

@kodiac I'm sure it was of course it didn't.

@uncalled4 Yep. Me too. That hurt me, too, because I think of all the times and all those years I could have been learning about and loving Jesus who's real, instead of some fantasy. I would have been so much closer and I believe my faith would have been so much stronger, if I had been told about Jesus from the very first. But somehow even as little as I was I knew there was a God and I loved him even then when I got old enough to really start thinking about things.

@Justmeraeagain Yeah, that's a joke.

@PatientlyWaiting25 Very true

@PatientlyWaiting25 True.

@LadyGrace no, I was actually more angry at her, but like I snuck in there, it did answer some questions about how different people in my family treated me. Even my mother's closest sister didn't know much except for the fact that my real parents were French-Canadian.

@Gibbon It must feel good knowing they chose you !

@kodiac I have suspicions as to why my mother did it, but all I can say is I couldn't have asked for better parents. That's what matters to me.

@DeadOrbit I know what you mean I'm sorry you experienced that. That's hard.

@LadyGrace compared to everything it really isn't even a splinter i just remember thinking i would have appreciated the truth more than something made up.

@DeadOrbit Exactly.

@Musicman 😭 To me, that tells me how much it hurt her and she really couldn't cope. That's probably why she didn't tell you cuz she didn't want you to be hurt. I think you deserve to know but sometimes people don't always know the right thing to do.

@LadyGrace I definitely understand and agree with you. She had to see a psychiatrist because of it. This was all before I was born.

@Musicman So sad.

@LadyGrace Thank you for saying that. But I was being Dumb and dumber for past whole week.

Every evening I was going out with my friend and I was hoping we would party but everytime he would take me to a shop and buy something for his home. And I just felt out of place to just walk to the shop and walk back home.

Yesterday I broke this cycle

@DanielsASJ there's nothing wrong with going up with friends but I can imagine I would have felt out of place as well.