“I want them to bloom.”

A fellow writer — a beautiful writer, a brilliant writer — has composed a wonderful commentary on relationship abuse. It is well, well worth a read. The power and bravery she exhibits, the empowerment and courage she shares with women, the hope for women, is just astounding:

I want people to remember that it’s never okay. I want people to heal and become stronger than their attackers. I want them never ever think that they have to suffer anyone else’s violence ever.

I want them to forgive and not let that bitter taste eat them up. I want them to bloom.

But don’t forget, okay?

Thank you, yt sumner. You are heroic.