“It’s okay and it could be worse. Your kid is going to get through it, and you’re going to get through it. Everybody is going to be happy, healthy and normal having gone through it. Just hang in there. There are people going through exactly what you’re going through, and every once in a while, I’ve had to hear that echoed back to me to realize that I’m not doing this in a vacuum–that I’m not the only one out there.”
"Your graduation is a moment for our family to cherish and celebrate. Your mother is filled with pride and joy as we witness your achievements. Remember that you are loved beyond measure, and your mother will always be here to support and guide you."
- Mother
Love
"Everybody is different and it’s not going to be 100% everyday. Expecting your child to be a certain number everyday, all day, everyday, when it’s not going to be you get stressed out. There is variation."
- Mother
Awareness
"It’s not the end of the world. I guess that’s kind of how I felt. Like, things are going to suck. It’s the end of the world, but it’s not. Kids with diabetes can still live a pretty normal life. Immanuel still plays sports. They can still do stuff like that."
- Mother
Hope
"For the whole first year I felt very inadequate, like “Why am I finding it this hard when everyone else can just do it?” And then you come to find out that people just are afraid to say how hard it is. They’re ashamed and so they deal with a lot of the fear, anxiety, or sadness by themselves. So I also wish for people to be easy on themselves, and to understand that the learning curve is steep, but once you get it, it gets so much easier."
- Mother
Self-awareness
"Your graduation is a milestone that marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter. Your mother has always admired your determination and your ability to overcome challenges. Continue to face life with courage and grace, and there’s no doubt you’ll achieve your dreams."
- Mother
Courage
"As we discover God, sometimes unexpected answers to prayers take us from the street, bring us to community, chase darkness from our souls, and guide us to find spiritual refuge and belonging in the goodness of His covenants and abiding love."
Connection to Earth
"We are all like fireworks: we climb, we shine and always go our separate ways and become further apart. But even when that time comes, let’s not disappear like a firework and continue to shine forever."
- Hitsugaya Toshiro
Connection to Earth
"Alone, you feel nothing but insecurity; that’s why we form guilds, that’s why we have friends. We walk together in order to live a strong life."
- Makarov Dreyar
Connection to Earth
"Even if we forget the faces of our friends, We will never forget the bonds that were carved into our souls."
- Otonashi Yuzuru
Connection to Earth
"No single thing is perfect by itself. That’s why we’re born to attract other things to make up for what we lack. I think we start walking in the right direction only after we start getting our counterparts besides us."
- Itachi Uchiha
Connection to Earth