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Apr 16
My father said he loved me

Not the father you may have heard of
But the one who adopted me

And it was different than the way my abuser says he loves me
Because he treats my like a person he hates
But this 14 year old Trans dude who randomly said
"This one's mine"
Does

I love to chose my family

He showed up to my performance
He said he was proud
He didn't make a scene
He didn't yell
He didn't scream

He just hugged me
I hugged him

He cried
I cried

Hell I'm crying as I write this
I am so grateful for him
Not poetically written, but still something I wanted to share. P.S this isn't the same guy from previous poems (I don't know how I know so many trans people but I love them all so much ❤️❤️). The guy one day just said that he was my father and I just said "okay!" And ever since then he's just been my father. He even gives me permission for things my mom won't (she doesn't accept this though unfortunately so I will not be doing graffiti on our walls anytime soon). I am so grateful for him. Plus, it brings me in to a whole family tree of amazing people. I have like 5 siblings, a grandpa, and grandma (which is the sun somehow?), a mother, an aunt, a niece, a kid of my own, a husband, and a wife. It's great. My father is my favorite though. (These are words I never thought I'd ever be able to say 😂).

I know he'll never see this but I love you Audrik and you have no idea how much you mean to me❤️❤️❤️
Liana
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Liana  13/F/NJ/silently screaming
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     Liana, erin, PhantomDreamer, Omni and Nobody
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