Carta abierta a mi ex novio

Querido ex-novio,

I know you probably weren’t expecting me to write since it has been such a long time since the last time I laid my eyes on you… when you mailed out that letter that broke my heart in two, and you decided to say goodbye.

Durante muchos años me dejaste muy claro que no era lo bastante buena para ti. A menudo te esforzabas por recordarme todo lo que estaba mal en mí a causa de mi parálisis cerebral. Me decías que te avergonzabas de mí y de la forma en que Dios me había creado.

Llegó un punto en que empecé a creerte a ti y a todo lo que decías. Era como si me tuvieras bajo tu hechizo de pensamientos negativos.

I had begun to doubt myself as a young women. I was thinking that I wasn’t beautiful; thinking that I was the patito feo in the pond when I was BEAUTIFUL the whole time. There was nothing wrong with me. It’s sad to say you finally saw that I was a shining star in the galaxy…but only once you said goodbye and walked out of my life forever.

It’s sad to say you realized every mistake you made once you found out that I had moved on to a young man; that you finally saw everything that makes me BEAUTIFUL and regretting the day you said, “Goodbye”.

Looking back, I begin to realize that you were blind and that you couldn’t see a single thing great about me being unique but that’s okay. Todos aprendemos y crecemos de nuestros errores.

I just want to say “thank you” for inspiring me to want to educate people about disabilities and being a part of my life story. I’ll always carry a special place in my heart for you and wish you nothing but the very best but I want you to remember that every woman is a beautiful woman, regardless of shape, size or skin color—no women is ugly

Espero que trates a tu nueva novia mejor de lo que me trataste a mí porque se merece el mundo.

Atentamente

por Tylia Flores