You need to pull the monster close and whisper in its ear, no matter how scared you are, no matter how ugly the monster seems on the outside, no matter how much you think you can’t, and say: “You are good enough. I’m sorry you’re afraid. You deserved to be loved the way you want to be loved. There is nothing in you that needs to be fixed. The thing you’ve been looking for, has been Here, with you, all along. I am sorry I ran away from you. I am sorry you’re afraid. I love you, honestly and sincerely, without end.”
