8 days before your 8th birthday, you will become a big sister to your future best friend. In the meantime, he is more like your real live baby doll and little brother. I must be honest with you; this joy will soon disappear, and you will go through many trials and tribulations. I promise, that life gets better, and your…read more
Oh my wow, Bianca! What an incredible person you are. You should be sooo proud of all your perseverance. And going to law school – that’s an amazing accomplishment, on no one can ever take away from you. I am sorry your childhood was filled with so much struggle, but your strength is inspiring to so many, including me. Whatever you do next, just…read more
Bianca, You’ve been through so much. You are an inspiration to us all—your strength, courage and resilience is incredible. No one should underestimate you – because like all of us, you are a tough cookie. You’ve been through so much, but you’re just getting started. Stay strong and keep going. I’m so glad that you were able to have so much resil…read more
Great letter. How are you doing these days? I hope you have someone peace and can live joyfully.
I relate some to your story as I have MS and my son of 32 is my 2/7 caretaker, head cook and bottlewasher. He rises above anyone’s expectations every day and helps me though he suffers from migraines and depression himself.
Bianca! You are so strong. You’ve already gotten so far in life and have achieved so much. That’s such an inspiration. I’m so sorry for all that you’ve been through. I’m proud of you for not allowing it to hold you back. Thank you for sharing.
Aaaamen, you are some strong person. Congrats to you. You did it, through it all. You had one of the most heaviest burdens of all time, where you missed your own childhood/teen years. You literally became a parent at 15 years of age, or before. You are and were a miracle child, believe it or not. If it wasn’t for you, where would your younger…read more
To my younger, I wish I could go back in time and live those childhood moments again. As I got older I realized that those moments cannot be done again, but at the end of the day I lived those moments and had a lot of fun and experienced a lot of things. If I could go back and name a time that I really enjoyed it would be going to the Browns…read more
Sounds as if you have had a very good life. What do you do to help ensure your son will also have one? Have you thought about lengthening this and telling more specifics about those visits to the Browns? Do you make similar experiences happen for your son? What is your one regret in life and how are you moving forward to accept or change it?
Love it, and you’re right, if only we can go back. The moment are like days, you can’t go back to that day, you wish you had done something else, or when a mishap happens, or an accident you may have been involved in, or a disease you were diagnosed with on said day. If you can only go back to that day and things were changed, those things never…read more
I’m so glad that you reminded your inner child to not grow up so fast. It’s so hard to not do that these days. Life just kinda smacks us in the face and we all just keep trucking. Thank you for sharing.
Don’t be so hard on yourself or push people away because of fear of getting hurt. Don’t allow others to make you doubt how beautiful and strong you are. I know at such a young age you had to be strong on your own, but just know there are so many people who love you as you are, without the masks or people pleasing. I know…read more
This is such an amazing story Telina! I relate so much to this because I’ve been through a rough patch in life where I was hard on myself; and not only that I was also hard on the people I surrounded myself around. It’s a great deal in life when sometimes putting to much pressure on yourself can affect others around you as well. Especially whe…read more
Thank you for saying that. I honestly have always loved to help and inspire people just because of my upbringing. I didn’t have a bad childhood, in fact it was a great one. I couldn’t help but feel invisible as a child just because I was the middle child. I think we tend to retreat when we feel invisible, and that is something that takes a long…read more
This is a great story. I struggle with being hard on myself a lot. I have so many great ideas and I hold back because I feel like I wouldn’t be able to execute it properly. Thank you for reminding me that I am capable of great things. Your story is so inspiring. Thank you.
I so love this, and it reminds me of a poem I once wrote, “Be Happy The Way You Are”. You and your looks weren’t sent here to please anyone but you. You are you and no one can change that. Why would you or anyone think the way they came into the world was a mistake? You were made to be different. Everyone can’t look or be alike, otherwise, how…read more
I know you because I was once you. You were always angry, so angry to the point where your dad took you to anger management classes. You would get into fights without any real cause behind it. Then, the school would suspend you because of it. I am really proud of you by the way because now we were able to cool our anger down…read more
You are an incredible person and have so much to be proud of. You are so brave and strong, as you have shown courage by facing the things that hurt and finding healthy ways to heal. I think each one of us struggles as young people to cope with whatever hurt we face. And the way in which you worked through your anger to become the sweet,…read more
This is a great letter to your younger self. It’s very inspiring and can give hope to those going through that tough time in their life dealing with a hurricane amount of pain & anger. It’s also a great reminder that we’re not alone and that most people have dealt with some painful moments in their past. Your journey has been a powerful…read more
Good for you, you did it. Yes, there was others there helping, but You did it. It took you to make up your mind to want to do it. So never forget, You did it! You turned all that anger, those frowns, all the unhappiness into to A’s and B’s. We tend to get angry for many reason, but it never ever solves anything. Matter a fact, it takes so much out…read more
I was also a very angry child. I grew up in a household that yelled a lot so I resonate with the anger issues. I resolved a lot of my anger around the same time in high school. I’m now a mother of 3 beautiful babies and my anger is almost nonexistent. You have two options in life. Either let life ruin you or let life empower you. I’m glad you…read more
Several years ago, mom and dad moved out of our childhood home and mom sent me a box filled with items from our room that she didn’t know if I wanted to keep or throw away.
As I looked through this box, I found random items like a Mia Hamm Barbie in a package that I never opened and drawings from third or fourth grade. As I d…read more
Aww Roger, that is so sweet. It’s people like you that keep me pushing. I still want to grow and be so much bigger. But I know I have to be patient and it will come. I am so glad The Unsealed and our friendship has had such a positive impact on your well-being and your life. You inspire me to keep pushing ever day.
I believe that your a very strong, independent, and a successful person. I feel that you are a person that will help others speak out more on there experiences which you are currently doing; your on a level where the stories you post motivates others to post as well. You are a leading example of how a lot of people who go through hardships with…read more
That part on stop missing on the joy of the present moment because you’re consumed with the unknowns of your future is so true! It’s tough to stay in the present when your mind has been conditioned to constantly think about the future. The Unsealed (In a way) is your show, Lauren. It shows your willingness to share other people’s stories. It a…read more
It really is tough to stay present. It is something I still struggle with. I am a worrier and trying to build a business sure doesn’t make that any easier. But it’s people like you and letters like this one that remind me that everything will be OK and that I am on the right track and I just have to keep pushing. I am so glad you found The…read more
Your story amazes me. To go through something so horrible and to turn it into something that inspired a passion to help others speak up on their experiences, is just so encouraging to me. Reminds me that there are people who actually care out there. Thank you for sharing your story.