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Hey!

It's out of love.
The yelling, the screaming, the fighting.
It's all out of love.
Why else would someone put themselves through all of that
when they could just simply walk away? Because of love.
Because they know that the fight is worth fighting.
They know that when it's all over, they'll just smile,
and laugh, and hug; that's how it is when you love someone.
You don't just let them quit.
Nobody gets along all the time.
Everyone has problems, everyone yells.
But when you let those problems overcome you
— when you don't fight back —
that's when the real struggle comes.
Tough love.
Love is tough.

— Kristen Lindquist, 15,
Naperville North High School

 

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