Until today I never realised your worth. Until today I never appreciated a single thing you had done. But let me thank you now. Thank you for beating me up regularly. Thank you for letting me know that the man who put his hand inside my tshirt as a kid would've never done so if I was a good girl. Thank you for all the meaningless slut-shaming and for everything you've put me through for the past 20 years.
If you didn't hide the food, mom. I probably would have never learnt the art of proper utilisation of resources otherwise. If you would've protected me from the people who wronged me, dad then I would've never learnt to do that by myself. If you both would've been there for me then I would've never been this strong.
You stole my childhood, but made me grow up before it was late.
Everything I am today and all the achievements I have are a reflection of your work on me. A reflection of every single mark left on my body. It's your bitterness and hatred that made me such a strong woman who can sustain herself. Thank you for preparing me for this bad world by creating one.
