I wish...

Sometimes I wish she would just talk to me instead of holing up alone. She is so afraid that I won't understand, or that I will try to offer advice she doesn't want and won't listen to anyway. Or worse, that I will understand and be able to offer some wisdom borne of having been there once too.

We all have our demons. We all have our pain. Sometimes we are the source of pain in others. All we can do is the best that we can, and to ask for forgiveness for our failings (and give the rest to G_d).

Without each other, we are alone. Loneliness sucks.