“You deserve better”

When I was little my mom bought me a 99 cent Teddy bear for my birthday because that's all we could afford she looked at me dead cold in the eyes and said "you deserve better".

My grandmother would take care of me and when she would dress me and seen my clothes she would tell me "you deserve better".

My parents would fight about money and my friends would always say "you deserve better".

But that's the thing I don't want better because I don't need better as long as I have a warm home no matter how small, clothes no matter how warn out, and a family that loves me no matter what.

I'm fine with not having better.