Dear Anita

I usually just play with my cousin.  We have fun together, and we play away from the adults.  But sometimes if someone is mean, like my aunt – then I feel bad like my mom.  I see them beingmean.

it is confusing Anita, let’s say we are heading to my aunts house.  my mom is so happy to go, she has been cooped up in the house all week, and says how she is lonely and doesn’t get to go out like other people with a job.  so when we go to my aunts house it is so much fun, and she is happy I have company too with my cousin.  all fine.

but other times if we go there, my aunt may “taunt” us.  my dad always uses this word so i will use it to.  they taunt us by saying something such as “oh yes youre having so much fun here, isn’t it much better than that big lonely house of yours – you seem to always want to be here instead.”

this is true maybe, but sad.  then on the way home my mom is sad and mad at that.  so then she changes her mind and says ” we won’t go there anymore!!! why should i be insulted! after all we do for them (my dad always helps them with medical stuff because they don’t have much money) and then i think about how sad it is that theyre like that…