Listen to me when I tell you.

You do not need to apologize for protecting yourself. You do not need to apologize for taking care of yourself. You do not need to apologize for standing up to people who try to bully you or put you down or hurt you. You do not need to apologize for having feelings.

You don't need to bow to the people who try to bulldoze over you.

You are worth so much. So, pick your head up, little girl, and look at the world in the eye and for goodness sake, stop saying sorry for things you shouldn't be sorry for.