“I give you all the credit, sweet girl,” I tell her. “I know you’re strong because you’re here and you survived. And I don’t ever want you to think that I think you’re weak or that you can’t do things on your own. I know you can. But now that you have me, you don’t have to. So if you need me, you lean on me. I’ll share my strength with you, and I’ll make sure that you don’t have to go through anything alone.”
