I've been working with Love on his self esteem... these past couple of months, since he came back to school with me. Looking now today when we were shopping he still said dumb things like 'I don't like my ...' or 'I'm not that smart' but he also said other things like "I like such and such about my self and if others don't they aren't worth it" and "I think I deserve this because I'm ..."

It was so nice to hear him say things like that. It made me so happy. His wild mood swings and his big down times are getting less and less frequent and less severe. He can pop out of them quick now and he isn't so worried about what everyone else is thinking about him.

It's so nice. He's starting to heal and starting to love himself. I found that through this experience I've been learning a lot from him too and I've found that there are many things I like a lot about myself as well that I never did before. I've never been one with low confidence but still I was harsh on myself from time to time and of course I had that whole struggle with depression, but I feel better and better everyday. We are healing together and I'm learning to forgive things I never thought I could forgive and I'm becoming a better person than I ever thought I could be.

I feel like we are healing together and becoming better people together and it is amazing. With all the rough and tough stuff going on in our lives right now and in our community right now, it is really nice to take a night off from saving the world and just go shopping and see how much we've saved ourselves....