Blake gets home from school and runs to her room. She cries as she lays in bed. There’s a knock on the door and her mom walks in.

She doesn’t say anything at first. She just holds Blake, comforting her until the tears stop falling down her face.

Then she speaks.

“Blake, you are amazing,” says her mom. “You are bold and fearless and kind and loving. You should never change who you are because of what other people think. Be yourself. Be proud of who you are.”

Blake wipes a tear from her eye and says, “But they laugh at me. They call me weird.”

“Then let them call you weird! Just because they don’t see how special you are doesn’t mean that you aren’t special. It means that their hearts aren’t big enough to love someone who might be different from them.”

“I wish I was like everyone else,” says Blake.

“Then you wouldn’t be you. And I don’t know what I would do if you weren’t you. Me and you, we’re connected by an invisible string. Right here. Connecting our hearts. Without you, I wouldn’t be me. I need you just the way you are.”

Blake looks up at her mom, and cries, “I just feel so sad!”

Her mother softens and holds Blake tight.

“I know my love. I know. It won’t always feel like this. One day, you’ll realize how incredible you are. You’ll be comfortable enough to show the world your true self. Until then, it’s okay to be a little sad. I will help you get through.”