Dear Anita,

I am 5 years old and I am sitting on my porch (in reality I am sitting on my terrace savoring the spring day, haven’t had this much sun in a while)

Mom, it is so nice to sit outside in the sun.  I feel sad when it is not sunny.  In India it is always sunny I know, but not here.  Here everyone closes the door and sits inside all day by themselves.  They don’t want to be nice or include me.  No, that is sad.  It makes me sad.

Sometimes I go to play with my neighbors, they have lots of brothers and sisters, 5 or 6 i think.  Boys and girls.  2 of the girls are my age..  They are lucky that they can always play with each other.  I don’t have anyone to play with.  It makes me sad. My mom said it is sad that we have to be alone.  Other people always have each other.

When I went to my cousins christmas party, no one played with me.  It is because they have jealousy.  All of the kids play together and get gifts.  but not me.  I watched them from the stairs, and I know my mom was sad..  She said its okay if the adults are mean to her, but it is bad to be mean to a kid like me.  That is sad to be mean to a kid.  They are very bad and it makes me sad.

I don’t know why they are so bad to my mom.  She did not do anything wrong.  It is because of bad luck and jealousy.  Some people have that.  My mom has that. I have that. So we are sad.