[How many of them go through life with no safety net, no one to catch them? It's part of life, sad and terrible as it is, and all they can do is continue to struggle or die. But maybe it's a little easier with people who care by your side, even when they drift in and out of a person's life.]

He left a mark on you, a good one. Sometimes it's all we get. Sometimes it's more than others get. You're allowed to feel the pain and even cry, we won't mock you for it.