I'll never hate on the old me.. I love her. I understand her, I know exactly why she did the things she did. She was surviving with the tools she had at the time, and honestly, she carried me through seasons I didn't even think I'd make it out of. Nobody can use that version of me against me, because without her, there wouldn't even be a present me. Every mistake, every lesson, every wrong turn-it all shaped who I am now. I don't disown her, I thank her. That's my growth, that's my story, and I stand on it.