You will understand me if you ask. If you judge me, you will understand less. If you berate and condescend, I will be your mirror, which will carry your reflection. If you assume who I am without knowing, and insist upon the rightness of your assumptions, I will ignore you. If you yell at me about me I will fall silent because I will not indulge lower communication, though I will acknowledge your frustration. If you cry I will hold you, if you speak to me I will respond. If you talk over me, past me, through me, or irreverently close out my voice, I will not try to talk over you and will fall quiet as your words bleed out of my ear. But if you converse with me, we will achieve everything our words convey to one another. I will not be a victim of bullying because I was sided against as a child. It may be what I've known, but I have never tolerated it. I am your greatest ally or your worst nightmare: the choice is yours. If you are mean to me, I might shrink, but eventually I will figure it out and draw strength from it. And because I am human, if you corner me, I will fight back and come to regret my words and all the hopes belying my love. If you cannot find the strength within yourself to keep a modicum of your promises, I will see the pattern and begin to doubt the integrity of your words. I am a gentle person with an abundance of patience, but if a line is crossed I am far less forgiving. "Sorry" is a good start and doing is a better one.
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