“You once asked me why I let my brothers treat me so terribly when I had no problem putting you in your place. It’s because you make me feel safe enough to do so. I know that with you, I can say exactly how I feel, what’s on my mind, and you won’t ever hold it against me. With you I can speak my mind, I can be myself no matter how ugly that is and even if you get angry, you don’t stay that way. I can trust you’ll still be there for me, that you won’t shut me away. You have made me feel safe for the first time in my life.”
