kehlani the letter

[@lcsukram]

the worst thing ever is having a mother who isn't a mom. someone who is here but not really there. living in a house full of strangers. sharing your feelings with strangers. and yet here we are

[@44trendsetters86]

Mim Sukram felt this💯

[@jocelyncooper1738]

Damn, I felt this

[@gwendolyndiaz3184]

I can relate 😞

[@breezybeans6815]

This comment is literally my whole existence

[@gloriasjourney5072]

Felt 😔💔

[@linette8948]

everyone that comes across this song. It was never your fault. One day you'll have a beautiful family of your own and give your child soo much more cause of what we've gone through, Smile :)

[@HarryGinny98]

+Linette Moran are you sure?

[@jasmyndominguez1707]

Thankyou I needed to hear that 😭❤️

[@maggielee7732]

your right

[@danielbarbee6630]

Linette Moran OMG you got me ik I'm not a girl but I loved my mother dearly I miss her so much and what you said just broke me I said I wouldn't cry 😭😭 when I start having children I want to give them the world and then some

[@callihammock7943]

Linette Moran one of my biggest goals in life is to be 100x a better mom then mine was. thank you for this

[@liamoore589]

I listen to this on repeat. My relationship with my mom is terrible. This song touches my heart so much

[@leilalyons5399]

Lia Moore i’m so sorry that you have a bad relationship with your mom i hope it got better in the past two years.

[@nicole-qe8wc]

i hope you’re doing better now, sending love

[@athenarose1758]

I understand

[@kameronjackson7]

Same 💔

[@tanyaaguillon8333]

I hope that your doing better. I lost my mother and I miss her every single day.

[@aroojahmad4692]

"maybe im too much to manage" omg how her voice broke...

[@Aaliyah-Topic]

arooj ahmad as soon as she sung the line I saw your comment

[@veeuhhh]

arooj ahmad the last line she just dropped and broke down 😭

[@craignorman5440]

Caught that, too.

[@trinisharobreno671]

sent this to my dad who was never there and gave me empty promises while he raised his own kids and family. he called me crying. I cried too. but I still told him how I felt.

[@trinisharobreno671]

I figures since I'm now 22 its about time he knew.

[@jsb6275]

+trinisha robreno Good for you. He should know how you feel.

[@linette8948]

+trinisha robreno aww its okay to cry! I'm glad you told him.

[@jaydoll6050]

+trinisha robreno , I wish I could do the same . My mother told him to talk to me, and he said "you can gone and go" and went back in the room with my step-mother. I've been trying to call him, but he won't answer. I've been crying since last week when he said that

[@annohhh8895]

+Melody Jay dont cry, if u need to vent I am opening my ears for you

[@miaduran5456]

"And if you weren't gonna guide me, why bring me into the light? Must have done something to make you want to run and hide." I broke down into tears when I heard that part! My mom handed me over to my dad after 1 month of being born and left the country when I was 7, I'm 14 now! I haven't seen her for almost 8 years now!

[@Neea121]

3:40-3:50 you can her the pain in her voice it sounds like shes holding back her tears

[@Lea-lw4iz]

yesss

[@user-vz1we2xm9s]

Koolkids She was, she was crying at that point 💔

[@gwendolyndiaz3184]

☹️☹️

[@Accailaxwolfy]

I’d never ever want my child to go through what I do

[@asiyahp4940]

i feel everyone can relate to this on a very personal level. Shes clearly singing about her mother but my father has a mental disorder. he is a very hard person to love and forgive. i will love him unconditionally but i do get very frustrated dealing with him for he is very selfish and hard to talk to. ik somewhere deep down he loves me but sometimes its just hard to believe. i love lani because she sings about the truth. shes so real and theres not many songs i can relate to on such a personal level.

[@allyxoa8749]

What's his disorder I feel like someone i know might be the same

[@brydgettromero2849]

I could not relate more. I feel it. Super proud of you for being such a strong person. ♥️

[@user-nm6nq8nu7e]

were the same. my dad has always been abusive to my mom and just the other day he got really violent. i had to call the police and now i feel that he and the rest of my family on his side hate me, considering that i dont think theyd ever liked me before.

[@nicole9553]

I want Kehlani to make more songs like this. Deeply emotional. Sad. Her voice is so beautiful and with emotional lyrics, it’d be amazing.

[@kiddnytenation]

She makes beautiful music like this, yet all people wanna talk about is her love life

[@melissawilliams861]

+Jinx Chaos 😑😑

[@xItsBB]

well she did CHEAT on MY boy Kyrie while making songs about people cheating on her

[@kiddnytenation]

+xItsBB her and PND didn't even get back together

[@AwesomeSauceMontes]

this song is about her mom and she didnt cheat on kyrie damn

[@shanettabonner5952]

xItsBB come on now

[@kileyi6430]

And Every Girl Needs A Mother.....And Dammit I Needed You😪💯

[@brigh1281]

i miss my mama. im in 9th grade havent seen her since 3rd. she pushed me away. she went crazy. i live with my dad now. i think about her everyday

[@cynamondowney53]

I know how you feel mine suffer from mental illness and did the same thung .I live with my grandparents , keep your head up

[@juliengomez3832]

mine beat me and encouraged suicide when i was get bullied...😞 i tried to repair our relationship but she threw me to the curb once again😞 i cry a lot because she turned my daddy away from me and she hurt me so bad mentally and physically....i still feel depressed and its been a year and a half😞

[@nikkilovesualot]

+julien gomez I just wanna tell you that its her loss ik its hard to live without a mother when you see that everyone else around you has one but keep your head up trust me you will get through this and just know that you are loved and that this will only make you stronger.You can get through this remember that this is not your fault its hers.She decided to be so irresponsible.Im sure she loves you but she's probably lost herself shes definitely not fit to raise a child at this point and the only thing she knows is to push you away,.but that doesn't mean that one day in the future you can't mend your relationship when you are an adult and shes realized how horrible she was.

[@sapdia961]

i will pray for u and ur family

[@callihammock7943]

Bri Gh mine did the same thing and I know how bad it hurts. you always question what happened. you always ask why she is gone or why she left like that. it kills you. I'm so sorry. I hope all works well

[@gabrielleclarke4296]

The first time I heard this song it made me cry. When I was ten my grandmother passed away from a car accident. My mom wasn't in my life that much throughout my young childhood, I'm 16, so my grandmother was like my mom. She filled that emptiness. She was on her way to pick me up from my friend's house. I got into a stupid argument the night before with her. Everyday I think about her and how the last words to her was I hate you. It tore me apart. But she would want me to move forward and be me so the world can see. This song had brought up those feelings I had that day my dad showed up to my friend's house instead of my grandmother and I am thankful it did. I hope Kehlani gets the Grammy she is nominated for. She deserves it.

[@marlensanchez631]

Gabrielle Clarke ik how u feel it sucks 😭😣

[@TheLastSong42]

I felt this song in my heart. I can relate so much because my father has been a shadow in my life. I always blame myself for it

[@andreiar.pereira4782]

Same...

[@yiaya7328]

same....

[@duharodney2366]

emani moore Same. but I'm sure that all us abondoned kids can fight through are issues and come out stronger than ever.

[@alexisneeb205]

Neshaw Jaffar Girl, same

[@Twitterific927]

at the end where she goes "maybe I didn't deserve you" you can hear her choking up with tears

[@emmayahholiday7613]

my mom passed away when I was 8 from a horrible car accident and now I'm 17 and I relive that day over and over again. Hopefully one day the pain will ease up some and I won't be as sad about loosing my whole ❤️. I love you mama😭

[@mlazxoxo7326]

I’m sorry for your loss ❤️

[@brittanymaria2102]

This song has really helped me release feelings that was left unsaid. I had to let go the hurt from my mom not wanting to raise me and let go the resentment, anger, and hate I had in my heart and questions that went unanswered. I used to always blame myself, I had to deal with teaching myself everything a mother was supposed to teach her daughter. Growing up and couldn’t relate to friends because they had their moms. But Allah has blessed me to become a mother of three with baby girls and I am determined to give them the love, and being the mother I never had. And to every girl, woman, person out there whose dealing with that abandonment just know it’s not your fault. Your the gift and you will prosper beyond the things you went through.

[@daniwri6835]

Deep. I can say that im very blessed to have a mom. My moms bent over backwards for me and my kids and others. Alot of people wish they had my mom. And my dad wasnt in my life and I'm genuinely ok and at peace with that. He's not someone I want near me my mom or my kids. But to those hurting remember its never your fault why someone chooses not to be there. And when life's hard you wonder why did they even keep me I didn't ask to be here...but I mean wow look shes here for a reason. I hope everyone can make peace with whatever pain is there from a parent. And in the future give your children what you would have wanted from the good things you can control in their lives.

[@Godsownsunshine8]

This song makes me cry. It makes me wish I were rich, so I'd be able to RESCUE abandoned children and give them the love they need... BEAUTIFUL letter Kehlani

[@avawilliams5827]

Godsownsunshine8 it takes more than money. It takes a HUGE commitment and a LIFETIME of patience and love.

[@avawilliams5827]

My dad was a foster child so my grandma has talked to me about it before.

[@AbbySampson]

"Every girl needs and mother... and dammit I needed you" "maybe I just couldn't cure you" these lines killed me a little insides... When I was 10 years old (I'm 13 now), my mom passed away from Cancer and I tried everything in my way to save her but I couldn't😢 And now my mom can't be there for me to grow up and dammit its not fair😭 It hurts😢😭

[@leahlorieana8739]

+Abby Sampson I know how you feel tbh. my mom passed away when I was 6 years old from breast cancer. I'm 16 now.

[@AbbySampson]

+Shaye Cold I'm sorry for your loss, I know it's hard

[@linette8948]

God bless you baby. He has you 💖

[@AbbySampson]

Linette Moran THank you so much

[@melissawilliams861]

+Abby Sampson God Bless u I'm sorry for your loss just know your mom is always there in your heart her and God are always looking above u so she sees u getting older and she's proud of u I'm praying for you both😍😇😃💗

[@nikixo_]

she has such a beautiful voice 😍😭👌🏻

[@rocketgrrrl3830]

I just wanted to see my dad at least once in my life

[@sapdia961]

if i was u i will pray for ur dad

[@moomoo4356]

Rocket Grrrl don't worry he will be there no matter what

[@bethanykeidel5539]

I've never cried nor related to anything better than this

[@nancysandoval8235]

And every girl needs her father and damn it i need you💔 maybe im too much to manage💔

[@jazzyboza4068]

Say it louder 🥺 but I am numb to it

[@cLiOlOvEsBrUnOmArS1]

My dad literally told me I was dead to him... I dont understand why I am not good enough 😭😭💔

[@kayluhh7028]

my mom left about 6 months ago, I've been holding back all my feelings about it until now, im sitting in bed at 6 in the morning, crying me eyes out and listening to this on repeat. i can relate to every line of this song.

[@alaynamiranda8288]

I can relate wit u on that but mines left when I was give yrs old n decided to come bxk now when I'm 18

[@Jazzzphotography]

Did you see us so stranded? :( This song sums up my life

[@gracienaquin7680]

This makes me cry when it gets to every girl needs a mother and dammit I needed you because of my dad hes not around at all and I use to be a daddys girl until I was twelve but when my mom left him I then heard why and it scarred me so badly to know what he did to my mom

[@heyynadia3397]

if you wanna cry, listen to this song.

[@gigih1210]

I listen to this song over and over. It makes me think of how much better my life would have been if my Dad had been in my life when I needed him the most.

[@madisonkay7242]

Gigi Reyes But that wouldn't make you who you are today. Everything happens for a reason.

[@daniellealvarez8012]

Gigi Reyes i feel you..

[@yowatzefak]

I cry every time I hear this song 😭❤️

[@sapdia961]

me too

[@maggielee7732]

same like I can't stop

[@locomochavlogs8913]

My mother is alive and in my life but she makes me feel like I was her mistake a lot of the time. I needed her a lot and she wasn't there, trying to follow her own dreams.

[@monca9371]

Makayla Solomon same😔

[@44trendsetters86]

same😢

[@itsshauntii1522]

I feel you

[@zelthereal896]

I felt this on a spiritual level made me break so hard.

[@cortnianabarksdale3168]

Makayla Solomon 😭😭😭😭

[@prettybeauty3099]

I love this song make meh dig up all the bad memories i had in the past 😔

[@whitejoile3808]

😒😢😟 i know the feeling my dad never was there for me im a dady girl...... this song has touched so many people out their. i give it a thumbs up👍

[@andregilmore1878]

I can really relate to this because my father left us And for years I tried to understand why he left And gonna tell me that it’s my mother’s fault that he left But then I found out that he couldn’t be a father and now I’m 29 years old and still trying have a father and son relationship with him And he always telling me that he can’t Because he work 2 jobs My story is so deep about my father

[@janilyzed]

“And if you weren’t gonna guide me, why bring me into the light” Imagine a kid question why their mother just didn’t have an abortion when she wasn’t gonna care for them anyway 💔

[@morgaaan2105]

my mom was originally going to abort me, but she chickened out, and that’s why i’m here. this line hits hard.

[@gloriasjourney5072]

This line ☹️💔 my mom left me for a man and gave up on me 😔

[@ciarrav9173]

I cannot wait for adeya, kehlani will be such an amazing mum. And reflect on what she grew up with and be a 10x better parent

[@shaityreasauels6955]

The lyrics give off the feeling I’ve been feeling throughout my whole pregnancy and such. The lyrics describes how i felt losing my daughter in the womb. I found myself asking all of the questions in the lyrics asking god why ? Why give me this child to carry just to lose her ! This was my second miscarriage unfortunately and i believed this time everything was going so well . But god had different plans. I always say i didn’t deserve to be a mother , the doctors always told me it was nothing i had done wrong and really nothing i could do to save her but to lose my child at 6months was devastating. I named my daughter kahlani thanks to this song

[@graceanslow]

I have never related to a song and it's lyrics so much. Made me cry

[@TotalProjectMgmt]

AWESOME SO GLAD I HAVE STUMBLED ONTO THIS ARTIST.

[@Maga1iC]

my dad passed away yesterday at 3 am, but the love and support I feel from him rn is so strong. I can literally feel him in me, he was supposed to dance with me this year at my 15 but he can’t now, I understand it was his time, but it for sure as hell wasn’t mine. I went to the park with my friend and there was huge puddles so it looked like a pond and there was a white duck there, it was the only one and it flew so beautifully. everything happens for a reason, I use to say I had no purpose in life and now that man that gave me everything I ever wanted in life is my only will to live, so is my mom but everything I do from now on is para mi viejito, te adoro papi, siempre estaréis en mis pensamientos y corazón mientras yo esté aquí voy hacer todo lo que necesito para hacer te feliz y orgulloso de mi. Te lo juro. ❤️

[@destinycribb1732]

"every girl needs a mother, and dammit I needed you.." 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@dianeroman6251]

The pain in her voice is so so sad it makes me want too melt down in tears every time I hear this song I cry

[@crazycuz7911]

i could listen to this song all day

[@nataleemarie651]

In love with this song, Its very beautiful n its so rare to find music like this these days...lost my mama when i was 13...i go to this song everytime im hurting over her....damn😞💔

[@tonejohn4972]

I dedicated this to my mom who passed away, everything is on point in this song.

[@dajaemoore1804]

i can’t believe i’m just hearing this song. i can relate to it so much. when i was 4 i lived w my mom & she couldn’t take care of me anymore. so my dad came to get me & i stayed w him for a while & he couldn’t take care of me either. so i now live w my aunt & my grandma & they were both my second parents, so i lost my aunt in a car accident one month ago. it’s been so hard for me & my grandma. i see it in her eyes. she has to be both parents & it hurts me to see her that way. w her having to raise 4 kids on her own.

[@shannonrae6353]

Man this song got me.. my father makes me feel like I was the biggest mistake ever in his life. I'm 37 and I still wish he could love me unconditionally.

[@mirra4363]

my mom died when i was 8. i know this is not about her mom dying, but it gets me in my feels whenever i hear it. especially at the "and every girl needs a mother, and damnit i needed you"

[@jaydacooper1858]

My mother left me and told me to never feel abandoned by her that was 4 years ago and still to this day I feel a hole in my heart. My dad is my everything but I can’t help but feel he’ll leave me too. I can’t help but feel like it was my fault. This song makes me so emotional but it’s good to feel something other than numbness for once.

[@shy_loyalty5318]

I feel evey word she saying n when she said maybe I'm too much to manage n when she said every girl need a mother reminds me of my past that hit me hard

[@yaniece7139]

My father died last year in April and this song had me balled up in a corner i couldn’t stand how much i cried for someone who wasn’t there for me enough but damn it i cried so much... still cry 💔

[@caitlynblair2077]

This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

[@alexismeyer3422]

I grew up without a father and it was hard but my mom is my rock. She worked 2 jobs trying to support me through it all!!

[@summermossor3502]

my father recently passed of a heart attack, i miss him more than anything and this song helps me express the way i feel on such a greater level.

[@xbaebanix]

Maybe I didn't deserve you .... Maybe I don't understand it ..... Maybe I'm to much to manage. I needed you ... I still need you :'(

[@kayleahallen6258]

I can relate to this song so much.. But instead of my mom it was my dad :(

[@priyapersad580]

Kayleah Faith Allen me too

[@kayleahallen6258]

IM sorry :( Priya Persad

[@itssyagirlaly6158]

Kayleah Faith Allen same

[@andreadenalis6732]

same

[@eizzy.22]

Hearing her voice holding back the tears makes me tear😢

[@cheyennelovee1661]

This song be getting me in my feelings fr 😭😍😍

[@averyadams6790]

makes me cry every time

[@iglives6936]

M2

[@ashleygomez8732]

I love kehlanis music 😍😍😍😩

[@Cash44110]

This song speaks volumes to me. Worst time of my life is when my mother walked out on me and my brother. All I have is my dad and grandmother, but a mothers love is so important to a little girl . I'm still healing I'm praying for better days.

[@vanessah.1270]

this makes me wanna cry

[@alaynamiranda8288]

I am crying😭😭

[@brittneyaugustine6460]

this speaks to me on so many levels because my mother is a drug addict and struggles with mental illnesses that I have also so we are always clashing

[@Firedaddyflow]

i would love to meet her one day sge seems like such a beautiful and relateable person her songs are amazing

[@sadiewisdom3455]

I need my mother alot growing up we both have bipolar disorder and she ended up taking her own life rip momma love you!!!!

[@callihammock7943]

this song I found a few days and I'm 100% in love with it. my mom didn't pass away but she left me when I was 5 years old. she was just gone out of my life I haven't seen her besides walking down the sidewalk so messed up on drugs she could barely walk. this song just really hurts my heart💕😔

[@mykiahwoodley9170]

I really like this song I can relate to this a little bit she makes good music

[@laryssasadarin14]

Maybe I just can't forget the times we had.

[@leslosbestbitch1324]

I was abandoned and hearing this hearts ma heart, 2 months old, wow now I'm ah teen and this is sure heartbreaking 🤕💔

[@bethanycumming906]

I’ve been waiting to hear a song that I can really relate to and this song is that

[@mistyalex667]

First time I heard this song , I had just broken up with my baby daddy. my heart cracked so Loud it must have been heard from another planet😭😭 And I fell in love with khelani and her music since. Her voice is freaking unreal

[@alaynamiranda8288]

Dam I can't listen to this song wit out cryin 😭 this shii hits me deep💯

[@kimikounderwood5721]

I can definitely relate to her and this song.My mother is an addict with mental health and even though I had a dad he wasn't blood and was the same as my mother. So just like kehlani I was abandoned by my parents grew up in foster care and was homeless

[@yadimtz4958]

this song is ma fav it emotional😥and when I hear this song I can feel her pain👏i love her so much she is beyond beautiful😍

[@Nje09]

Every girl needs a mother... ;(

[@blueaurablob9874]

The only song in existence I can relate to about my brokenness..my mother was the addict who repeatedly abandoned me. It isn't always the father. I wish she just lived her life and never brought me into the light.

[@laurentofell8261]

My biological mother left me when I was 11 and has choose addition instead of her kids.. finally found a song to put words to how I feel ❤️

[@siphelelemthimkhulu5783]

kehlani's voice is amazing and very beautiful

[@jamariaswords555]

this was beautiful.. made me think

[@belemnava8733]

Damn this song made me cry. This & Promise hit home 🥺🥺

[@tessamagner5143]

“tell me is this how you planned it” “maybe I’m too much too manage”

[@kennedyfountain2553]

My mother was abusive and neglectful of me and chose my younger brother over me my whole life. She used us like puzzle pieces, and at this point I thought I was over it. The problem is the pain from years of tormenting yourself about what you did wrong crashes down. I don't talk to her and barely have a relationship with a woman that chose to raise another child over me. I never felt a song so strongly and deeply before.

[@tianagarrett1524]

This song gets to me ...

[@lauryn4367]

I miss my dad it almost 7 years people think I okay but I wanna scream top of my lungs and cry . People think oh she okay she has a smile on her face always been fake my smiles fake my laughs fake I smile to hide the pain I laugh to show that there nothing to worry about

[@makaylaanderson9831]

I do the exact same thing I haven’t had a real laugh/smile in years

[@yaddelizgarcia]

I feel like is related to her mom bc she never and her love life love her music so inspiring @kehlani 😢

[@sherlynvalencia3508]

💘😭 Man this gets in your feelings!!!

[@sajanahawkins3256]

omg this song makes me think of those painful days when I loved my ex he did me fucked up and broke my heart. I was dead for months😭😖😭😢😢😔

[@Person-cq5kl]

I miss him yo. But then again, it's one sided.

[@caydrianhunt3516]

This song reminds me of my best friend that breaks my heart each time I don’t expect her to

[@lollipoplexitv]

My mom..... man. She use to be my best friend. She got with this man that is emotionally & sometimes physically abusive. One night he charged at her so i got in his face telling him not to touch her so he charged at me instead..... long story short he was in jail for a night & got a restraining order only for my mom to break it by sneaking out to see him & now he’s living with us again. “Damn it i needed you” i do, i do need my mom more than ever right now bc i am not okay, bc of her i feel so broken, i feel so shattered & we’re not even close anymore bc I’m distancing myself. But he’s more important, always has been always will be. I’m sorry I’m just not enough for you, mom.

[@chabeladelcarmen6145]

This song makes me think of my ex. He dealt with depression , the relationship was great at first but his depression came back and began taking over him. I noticed it and I tried helping him but he wouldn’t he want the help. In the end he ended up walking away... and I understand I don’t hate him for walking away the way he did. He needs to love himself before loving anyone else. I couldn’t cure him. Now he’s in therapy and I just wish him the best. It hurts my heart.

[@liyah.]

Rip Selena May Quevas Imy you. You Were The Most important part of my life and without you here... I don't know if feel this sort of emptiness deep deep down inside my heart like this uncurable paid I love you

[@hayleyx843]

I changed “ every girl needs a mother “ to “ every girl needs someone “ and how this song is perfect for my current situation. “ dammit I need you “ < :(((

[@taylorcavin2707]

“ Why bring me into the light?? Must have done something to make you want to run and hide” that when the tears started. Lol 😭😔

[@kristinburnett8309]

I love this song it reminds me of my grandma both of them on died on march24 and the other one during my spring break

[@aaliyahdell6289]

I went through anxiety and depression because of the super toxic relationship with my mother. She abandoned me with my dad and I havent looked back at her the same since. She physically and mentally abused me for years and while I was there they'd always tell me including her why cant I be normal why cant i be and act how they want me to act even though I did all I could to be an exceptional kid. For 4 years at the end of everyday I felt like I was a useless waste of space that my mom had to deal with and some things she would yell at me made me question if not only was I good enough to be her daughter but if I was good enough to continue living. I havent talked to my mom the same in almost a year. Even though the therapists make me say it's not my fault i was abused so much that no matter how many times I say it In my heart i always say its still my fault and i deserved every beating every lecture every name called.Im scarred for life and still struggling to live day to day but I try

[@kaiti3289]

i was adopted at a young age and my adopted family raised me well and loved me with everything they had but i can’t help but feel a longing to wanting to know why i was the only one out of five kids they chose to give away. all i know is they gave me up but had four other children and kept them. i won’t ever have the same mother to daughter connection or i won’t ever get to meet my siblings and it just makes me wonder but this song just does wonders for me.

[@dezereacarothers8418]

I was told to listen to this and damn I didn’t think it would hit me so hard

[@fatinaperry4984]

I really love this song