Dear Aiyana Henderson:

Welcome back, and congratulations for graduating from MCC and heading into the medical field, how exciting! Also, congrats for having been cast as the Ghost of Christmas Present for a Seussical Christmas Carol!

“There were times I wanted to drop my life and become a different person where no one knows my past, present, and future”- I wonder what that different person was, that you wished to be and if you are now that person.

“How do I ignore the constant criticism that my parents give about the world?”-

– my answer: if you live with them, move out. If you live away from them, let them know you don’t want to be present when they criticize the world. If you are on the phone with them or visiting in-person, cut the phone conversations or the visits short once they start criticizing.

*”I’m too terrified of repeating certain patterns in my life”- I wonder what patterns you are referring to.

anita