Please, please, please...don't run away

On two separate occasions tonight, I found myself in tears thinking about lessons I have learned or acceptance and genuine friendship that I have felt from friends who are often overlooked themselves because they are "just kids." If you don't think your teenager "gets it," or cares, think again. I promise you, if you're willing to stop, sit down, and really listen, you might see what I've seen. There would still be an empty, dark place in my heart if it weren't for friends almost a decade or more younger than me who weren't scared to ask or care.