Please tell me you love me,

for I need to be accepted in your eyes.

Please let me know when I have done well,

for I need to know that sometimes I am like other children.

Please share some of your thoughts with me,

for my intelligence is not impaired.

Please learn all you can about my problem.

I need understanding as well as discipline.

Please bother to correct me and keep me in line as much as necessary.

I cannot steer myself.

Give me your patience, because, although it takes me longer,

I need to succeed just like all the other children.

Please make time in your day for me.

I need to feel that attention and affection are things you want to give.

I will not go away if you pretend I am not there.

Remember that I am a complex person with many traits that are right and fine.

Please help me to see those things in myself. You are my mirror.

Please do not abuse me; for, although I need a firmer hand than most,

I feel lost and alone when I see rejection in your eyes.

I have no motive, and all I can do is say,

“I am sorry” over and over again.

Please remember that I love you,

for you stand beside me day after day in this confusing and frightening world.

You are the reason I am not alone.

 

— Author Unknown

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