Dear Seaturtle:

“I was not seen in so many ways throughout my entire upbringing, I feel like those couple years with him were the tip of the iceberg“- that’s a lot of UNSEEN time.

“My little sister, the youngest, A… She said she doesn’t understand who my dad can think their relationship (between A and F) is so great, yet it is so ‘superficial.’… She said ‘sometimes I feel like I need to be physically hurt for him to see me.’ this very strongly reminded me of when I attempted self harm, at her exact age“- their relationship involves superficial seeing, seeing only the surface of things. So, she felt like hurting her body so that he’d see deeper into her.

“I told her ‘there is nothing you can do to make him see you, he may tend to you while you are hurt but he will leave again once you are better and in the end you will only have a mark on yourself.’ I am so happy I answered her call”- and I am happy too that you answered her call and told her what you did, good job, Seaturtle!

“A is very aware for her age I am impressed all the time!… A and I both spoke about how our parents are both asleep and we are awake“- awake, keep your eyes open and see the people in your life as they are and… see you as you are, to put what I see when I think of you in one word, it is Awesome!

anita