Dear X

[highlandlassie224]

Dear Baby Girl,

I know you're young, just out of babyhood and becoming quite the little girl. I know you don't understand now, but hopefully in time you will.

I love you. I love you very much. I always will. I'm your mother after all. But lately, you have been an absolute terror and horror show. You are headstrong, stubborn, ill-behaved, and openly defiant. You are the child people look at and wonder where the parents are going wrong. I'm trying SO HARD to be the best mother I can be and provide you with love and discipline in equal measure. Every moment of my life is devoted to you and your care. And every moment of my life as of late has been filled with moments where I question my ability to be your parent. You make even the simple act of changing your diaper into an ordeal with your screaming, kicking, biting, and pushing. Every. Single. Time. Your grandfather has expressed his opinion that you are a monster and he has no desire to spend time in your company because all you do is scream, cry, and throw tantrums. You are extremely unpleasant to be around most of the time. You not only act up in public, to the point that my social circle has shrunk down to barely anyone because they don't want to put up with your behavior....you also act up at home in equal measure. I've heard of the Terrible Twos but even your pediatrician said your behavior is far beyond that. It is exhausting and disheartening. Mommy cries an awful lot these days.

To have you favor your father and express all your love to him and ignore me entirely is hurtful beyond words. I understand that little girls adore their Daddies and follow them around like little puppy dogs. And you have a good Daddy, which you should be really grateful for. He truly adores you. But to tell me at your young age that you don't love me and don't want to hug me or kiss me, then run across the room to your father to lavish him with hugs, kisses, and "I love yous" tears me apart inside.

I know that you don't understand this, but I put my health and life on the line to carry you to term. I sacrificed everything I had and developed complications that will follow me all my life. I would literally have died for you, gladly. Still would. I know it's too much to expect any expression of thanks or gratitude from you until you're at least 30. Maybe longer. But it would be nice to be shown some love or respect or kindness or any shred of tenderness from my little girl. At this point, your father and I are trying to figure out what our lives are going to look like after our divorce and tonight he brought up possibly having you go live with him. I don't want to lose you, I want you to always be with me, but if this behavior continues, it may be the way things end up. And that will completely break my heart. Shatter it, in fact. The moment you were born, my heart existed outside of my body for the first time and will for all time.

So if you can do just one thing for Mommy....just one little thing. Please give Mommy a break every once in a while....that would be SUPER. Put that cutesy little smile on your face, sit on your Mickey Mouse chair, and watch Spookley for 45 minutes happily while Mommy makes dinner. That could make my whole day Thanks sweetie! Mommy loves you!!

Love Always,
Your Emotionally and Physically Tapped Mother

 

[mynicebob]

I can relate to this to a degree, but don't intend to patronize you and say "I understand"

However, I would like to give you a virtual hug and tell you to keep your head up... Life will get better and some degree of sanity will return, I promise

Dear Baby Girl,

I know you're young, just out of babyhood and becoming quite the little girl. I know you don't understand now, but hopefully in time you will.

I love you. I love you very much. I always will. I'm your mother after all. But lately, you have been an absolute terror and horror show. You are headstrong, stubborn, ill-behaved, and openly defiant. You are the child people look at and wonder where the parents are going wrong. I'm trying SO HARD to be the best mother I can be and provide you with love and discipline in equal measure. Every moment of my life is devoted to you and your care. And every moment of my life as of late has been filled with moments where I question my ability to be your parent. You make even the simple act of changing your diaper into an ordeal with your screaming, kicking, biting, and pushing. Every. Single. Time. Your grandfather has expressed his opinion that you are a monster and he has no desire to spend time in your company because all you do is scream, cry, and throw tantrums. You are extremely unpleasant to be around most of the time. You not only act up in public, to the point that my social circle has shrunk down to barely anyone because they don't want to put up with your behavior....you also act up at home in equal measure. I've heard of the Terrible Twos but even your pediatrician said your behavior is far beyond that. It is exhausting and disheartening. Mommy cries an awful lot these days.

To have you favor your father and express all your love to him and ignore me entirely is hurtful beyond words. I understand that little girls adore their Daddies and follow them around like little puppy dogs. And you have a good Daddy, which you should be really grateful for. He truly adores you. But to tell me at your young age that you don't love me and don't want to hug me or kiss me, then run across the room to your father to lavish him with hugs, kisses, and "I love yous" tears me apart inside.

I know that you don't understand this, but I put my health and life on the line to carry you to term. I sacrificed everything I had and developed complications that will follow me all my life. I would literally have died for you, gladly. Still would. I know it's too much to expect any expression of thanks or gratitude from you until you're at least 30. Maybe longer. But it would be nice to be shown some love or respect or kindness or any shred of tenderness from my little girl. At this point, your father and I are trying to figure out what our lives are going to look like after our divorce and tonight he brought up possibly having you go live with him. I don't want to lose you, I want you to always be with me, but if this behavior continues, it may be the way things end up. And that will completely break my heart. Shatter it, in fact. The moment you were born, my heart existed outside of my body for the first time and will for all time.

So if you can do just one thing for Mommy....just one little thing. Please give Mommy a break every once in a while....that would be SUPER. Put that cutesy little smile on your face, sit on your Mickey Mouse chair, and watch Spookley for 45 minutes happily while Mommy makes dinner. That could make my whole day Thanks sweetie! Mommy loves you!!

Love Always,
Your Emotionally and Physically Tapped Mother

 

[sereneone4u]

Dear Baby Girl,

I know you're young, just out of babyhood and becoming quite the little girl. I know you don't understand now, but hopefully in time you will.

I love you. I love you very much. I always will. I'm your mother after all. But lately, you have been an absolute terror and horror show. You are headstrong, stubborn, ill-behaved, and openly defiant. You are the child people look at and wonder where the parents are going wrong. I'm trying SO HARD to be the best mother I can be and provide you with love and discipline in equal measure. Every moment of my life is devoted to you and your care. And every moment of my life as of late has been filled with moments where I question my ability to be your parent. You make even the simple act of changing your diaper into an ordeal with your screaming, kicking, biting, and pushing. Every. Single. Time. Your grandfather has expressed his opinion that you are a monster and he has no desire to spend time in your company because all you do is scream, cry, and throw tantrums. You are extremely unpleasant to be around most of the time. You not only act up in public, to the point that my social circle has shrunk down to barely anyone because they don't want to put up with your behavior....you also act up at home in equal measure. I've heard of the Terrible Twos but even your pediatrician said your behavior is far beyond that. It is exhausting and disheartening. Mommy cries an awful lot these days.

To have you favor your father and express all your love to him and ignore me entirely is hurtful beyond words. I understand that little girls adore their Daddies and follow them around like little puppy dogs. And you have a good Daddy, which you should be really grateful for. He truly adores you. But to tell me at your young age that you don't love me and don't want to hug me or kiss me, then run across the room to your father to lavish him with hugs, kisses, and "I love yous" tears me apart inside.

I know that you don't understand this, but I put my health and life on the line to carry you to term. I sacrificed everything I had and developed complications that will follow me all my life. I would literally have died for you, gladly. Still would. I know it's too much to expect any expression of thanks or gratitude from you until you're at least 30. Maybe longer. But it would be nice to be shown some love or respect or kindness or any shred of tenderness from my little girl. At this point, your father and I are trying to figure out what our lives are going to look like after our divorce and tonight he brought up possibly having you go live with him. I don't want to lose you, I want you to always be with me, but if this behavior continues, it may be the way things end up. And that will completely break my heart. Shatter it, in fact. The moment you were born, my heart existed outside of my body for the first time and will for all time.

So if you can do just one thing for Mommy....just one little thing. Please give Mommy a break every once in a while....that would be SUPER. Put that cutesy little smile on your face, sit on your Mickey Mouse chair, and watch Spookley for 45 minutes happily while Mommy makes dinner. That could make my whole day Thanks sweetie! Mommy loves you!!

Love Always,
Your Emotionally and Physically Tapped Mother

Wonderful letter, love...

It is just a stage she is going through...she loves you very much...and it shows because she is secure in your love.

 

[Spicy Southern Belle]

Wonderful letter, love...

It is just a stage she is going through...she loves you very much...and it shows because she is secure in your love.

I completely agree with this. *HUGS*.

 

[GimmeSmut]

Dear co-worker who shares several mutual friends although that number is dwindling because they are now seeing your true colors as I have,

You are a terribly spoiled, rude, & stupid lunatic!
To expect someone to pay you back after you bought them something of your own accord while on a trip is ludicrous. To sit at work and scream over the phone at your mom, who you still live with at 30 years of age with no plans to change that arrangement, because she told you that you are running up more on her credit card than she can afford to pay off is fucking crazy. When you pout and stomp around when you don't get your way is childish. It doesn't make us want to make you happy so that you stop. It makes us want smash your head into the wall. The fact that we have to tell you to take out the garbage by your desk even though the food you've thrown in it is causing a fruit fly infestation is astounding and disgusting. When you like at us like we're crazy for having a problem with the fruit flies we want to spray YOU[/U] down with Raid until you choke on it. The woman in HR who has sent you emails telling you to stop dressing like a slut is not "just jealous". You have nothing for anyone to be jealous of and the way you dress is completely inappropriate for work! I don't care if you are only 4'11. That doesn't make wearing Betsy Johnson platforms more work-appropriate. It's not ok to leave a list on a co-worker's desk of the things you didn't get done because you were too busy playing Hanging with Friends, Angry Birds, Farmville, etc. It's YOUR work and we have our own to do. Go fuck yourself. Also, stop inviting people to events you were invited to without checking with the host/hostess. It's fucking rude. It's not ok to tell people that they don't know how to live or that you feel sorry for them because they choose to pay their bills or save money to make improvements instead of spending money going out to dinner, going skydiving, going to the spa, etc., with you! You have no home training, common sense, common courtesy, or any concept of the real world! You are completely self-absorbed yet totally self-unaware. Pull your lip over your head and swallow, moron!

Most sincerely,
Me

 

[highlandlassie224]

I can relate to this to a degree, but don't intend to patronize you and say "I understand"

However, I would like to give you a virtual hug and tell you to keep your head up... Life will get better and some degree of sanity will return, I promise

Thank you for the virtual hug and support. It's very needed and appreciated!

Wonderful letter, love...

It is just a stage she is going through...she loves you very much...and it shows because she is secure in your love.

Thank you, Serene. {{hugs}}

I've had a terrible day and just had to vent about it. Some days I just feel like I'm failing at parenthood and it's the worst feeling ever. I really hope it's just a stage but she's been standoffish towards me her entire life pretty much even though I've shown her all the love and affection I possibly could. I know girls tend to be Daddy's Girls, but sometimes it feels a little ridiculous!

 

[Chaingun]

C,

I hope that that little girl does let up and gives you that break you so richly deserve. I can't imagine what you're going through, but I'm rooting for you.

D

 

[highlandlassie224]

I completely agree with this. *HUGS*.

C,

I hope that that little girl does let up and gives you that break you so richly deserve. I can't imagine what you're going through, but I'm rooting for you.

D

Thank you both. Hopefully it'll get better soon!

 

[fungatorgurl101]

Dear X -

I am irritated with myself for allowing myself to question my feelings. Last I checked life is not a popularity contest and I never felt as though it was here either. It hurts that you think I ever thought that even. I feel like I have had to hide myself because of everything and that is not my personality. Either you like me or you don't.
I wish things would have turned out differently and honestly lets face it I was NOT THE ONLY ONE that was not forthcoming about their feelings along the way yet I am the one that has taken the fall for the whole situation, not sure how fair that is but I am a big enough person to take the responsibility for it.
With all of that said, I do honestly hope you the best in figuring out what you want and finding it and I promise I won't break hearts because honestly mine is just as involved.

Sincerely,
Needed to vent and just get it out

 

[kendra1980]

Dear Hoosier Cabinet.

I so love you. Please show your appreciation of my working on you by coming together beautifully and having just enough space to house all my canvases, brushes, and unfinished projects.

I promise to love you, protect you, and keep you in a place where you can be appreciated all my life.

Signed, can't wait to get into you today.

 

[HesterPrynne]

Dear Morning,

You arrive much, much too early for my liking. Would it be possible to schedule something later tomorrow?

Thanks ever so ....

HP

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Dear Self,

Stay strong, hold to your convictions, and know that you have his best interest at heart and she's just not ready for the responsibilities needed to help keep him on the straight and narrow. She will bring him down again because she herself has not been lifted up and no matter how hard all of us try, she refuses to take the hands that reach out to help, learn from them and accept her faults.

Everyone else - I will not toss my hands of him, I will not treat him like paper that can be discarded when it becomes too tainted by dirt. I remember him as a child, his potential is there, and because you have all written him off, he has written himself off too. But he's beginning to realize he is worth more than he'd been taught.

From,

Me

 

[Spicy Southern Belle]

Dear snuggly pink hoodie,

Where are you? It is finally cold enough for me to wear you and I can't seem to figure out where I stored you for the summer. I have missed you oh so much.

love,
a slightly chilly Spicy

 

[janeyl]

Dear spineless, poor excuse for a friend, let alone a man,

What an utterly shitty and selfish thing to do...I could make sure he never forgives you for that, but I won't-I'll just let him make up his own mind...I won't though...forgive you I mean...I'm not big on forgiveness...especially for things like that...

Remember, to occupy the moral high ground, you have to ensure you're fully entitled to a tenancy...

Definitely going to make sure you reap what you sow

Me

 

[removed021712]

Dear X:

That was the hardest thing that I have ever done in my life.

I hope it was easier on you than it was on me.

All my love,

A

 

[RedHairedandFriendly]

Dear Sister,

If I could, I'd bitch slap you right now!


Your sister,

Me!

 

[lovemonster]

Just my opinion, but Warburton reacted, the runner's momentum and the tackle caused him to go up and said momentum continued to the point where the tackler realized too late, and released Clerc. He still landed awkwardly, and having reviewed the law and how others were suspended, I agree with you. Still, it was one of those split second plays, and as someone who played, you don't think. You react. While I agree with the card and suspension, I still contend SW did his level best to protect Clerc, and indeed, did so. So, I guess we'll disagree about the no control part.

I don't recall saying the Welsh were robbed. Where did that come from? I've seen AR ref before, he's a good ref. And his decision followed the letter of the law, harsh as it was.

Agree to disagree, I don't think he intended to hurt him, but I do think he was a little reckless and it could have been so much worse, given how Clerc landed. If you are suggesting there is any measure of control on how someone lands when you drop them upside down from 3-4 feet high when you're off balance, then I'd like to see whether you'd let someone do it to you?

And you didn't say it, but that's the feeling across a large part of the country in question, which is where I live - there are even facebook campaigns trying to get Rolland banned from international refereeing and have the game played again and his morals and integrity are being called into question all over the place - quite frankly, I think it's disgusting and a total cop out because once again they didn't have the skill to close out a game they should have won, 14 men or not...

 

[lakesailer_mi]

Dear New President (not US...corporate),

You looked a little shell shocked today, and I have to say, that the previous president looked an aweful lot like the cat who got the canary (in fact, that's the happiest I've seen him in at least a few years).

I'm really not convinced you knew what you were getting into when you took the job. Which is partly your fault. I'm also not convinced that you bargained well enough to ensure you have the resources and powers you need to actually effect the changes we need.

I hope I'm wrong. Both for your sake and mine. Probably especially for mine.

Signed,

I wish I knew your favorite anti-acid...I'd buy stock in that company.

 

[lakesailer_mi]

Dear spineless, poor excuse for a friend, let alone a man,

What an utterly shitty and selfish thing to do...I could make sure he never forgives you for that, but I won't-I'll just let him make up his own mind...I won't though...forgive you I mean...I'm not big on forgiveness...especially for things like that...

Remember, to occupy the moral high ground, you have to ensure you're fully entitled to a tenancy...

Definitely going to make sure you reap what you sow

Me

Dear you,

I find that forgiveness creates it's own revenge. Especially when the battle is over moral high ground.
Try it, forgive the unforgivable and teach those around you to do so too.
(note, forgive does not mean forget...it just means forgive).

Signed,
Maybe I've not got this right, but it sure feels good

 

[Goodgirl4him]

Dear all day distraction:

Thank you for your uncanny ability to see in me what I couldn't see in myself. My humble gratitude and friendship is yours. *kneels*

 

[cfuhrer]

Signed,

I wish I knew your favorite anti-acid...I'd buy stock in that company.

Here in about a week it should be priminently displayed on his desk.
You'll also know just what to get him for Christmas.

 

[piccicatopolka]

Showing up at my studio today wondering why I won't return your phone calls and then going right back into the same loop of crap that broke us up in the first place really didn't win you any points. Though I was kind and clear and you left all sad, the follow up email continued to prove that you've turned into a total jerk. I know what I saw in you before and it was really great when it was good. And you're RIGHT; you do need to work on yourself. Finding out today that you're moving to the city but with someone new not your other girlfriend besides me was such a joy. If there is ever a next time I will me mean. You have no idea how mean I can be. Best pray there is never a next time.

 

[BiTodd]

Dear you know who, Thanks for making me want you without even trying. No telling how strong that would be if you put even the slightest effort in. But you had better not because then we might both be in trouble. Sincerely yours,

 

[Aurantica]

Dear a number of people known collectivley as X
For goodness sake, you got a timeslot to see the doctor. Have the decency to stay until your time. And if you're well off enough to have a Northface jacket, iPhone and new Nikes, you don't belong here, cheapo. Go to a real doctor and pay like we know you can.

 

[Sensualdreamer]

Dear X -

*snipped* I feel like I have had to hide myself because of everything and that is not my personality. Either you like me or you don't.
*snipped*

I agree...no reason for you to have to stifle who you are or shy away from who you are. Just be you and if someone else doesn't like you for you, I doubt you'll lose any sleep