Re-Parenting my Inner Child

Re-Parenting my Inner Child

(this is how I embrace my demons)

I love you, Little Amy. I see you protecting us. Thank you for this anger. I hear you, little one. You don’t feel safe right now; you feel betrayed by a friend you loved. In turn, you feel you betrayed yourself. For so long you saw and ignored the back-handed compliments and insults disguised as jokes, then you let yourself believe that they were right: That your hard-earned self-love and respect was wrong.

I know how badly that betrayal hurts. I’m listening. I hear you. I won’t abandon you no matter how loud you scream. It’s okay to feel what you feel, honey. I won’t let anyone treat you like that again, okay, Amy? You’re not alone anymore. I’m with you now.

I abandoned you long before I was grown, child, as I was just a kid and I’d never been shown how to nurture and care for emotions that were as big and beautiful as your own, but I’m with you now, sweetie. Your feelings aren’t too much. I’m not going anywhere honey—not now, not ever. I’ve got you, Amy. 🫂

Love,

~Amy Frank (The Adult)