Log 12: Validation
I think that validating how I feel is important. But I also think validating how others feel is equally as important. So I recently spoke to my parents about it a week or two ago. I needed them to know because I needed that support and validation of still being their daughter, still being loved by them no matter what. Sure it wasn't easy for them. Still isn't but I feel much more at ease knowing that they have some sort of an idea of what I go through. It's not as easy as people make it seem, those that throw everything out the window just to be happy (i.e. family and religion) despite not having the support of their loved ones. I don't think happiness like that lasts forever because for me personally, I don't think I could ever survive without the presence of my family in my life. Just thinking about losing one of them scares the heck out of me. Previously, I could never muster enough courage to tell them because I was so afraid of not receiving the acceptance