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Entered: 12/22/2006 9:29:02 PM
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All Arenas \ writing \ Writing Advanced \ Dear Santa: Child's letter to Santa
Rina's letter to "Ho-Ho"
By ElphabaFaye
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Dear Ho-Ho,

I’m sorry I was scared of you when you visited me at daycare. I forgot you were big. Your suit is red. I like pink better.

I am a good girl. Whatever Mom says I did, I didn’t do. Mia did it. Even though Mom says I’m lying. Like dumping all the juice mix in my cowboy hat. Mia held the hat. And when I hit her on the head, it was because she ran into my hand. And then she fell down. I didn’t push her.

When the tree fell down, it was because I pulled it with my hand, and when I tried to push it back, it didn’t do it. It kept going down. I told the tree it was bad for falling down. But Mom said it was my fault.

When Mom was working on her story, I helped. I pushed lots of buttons. Mom said that was bad, too. I think Mom gets mad for no reason sometimes. I told her I wanted to play my snowman game and that it was my turn to use the computer. She didn’t listen to me.

We visited my Grandma and Grandpa tonight, and they yelled at me too. I told Grandma that the puppy spilled her food. That puppy is magic. She doesn’t have to be in the house to make a mess.

I told you when you visited that I want a pink pony. Mom said that only good girls get pink ponies, and that I’m not a good girl. But it’s hard to be good when you’re three. And I’m a big girl that uses the potty now, so that should count for something. I’m trying very hard, and I think that sometimes what Mom says is bad is me being me. Besides, she doesn’t know it, but I can see her try not to laugh when I try to fix eggs for breakfast.

Ho-Ho, I hope that you can come visit me again. Don’t forget to bring my pink pony!

Love,

Rina

AUTHOR’S NOTE : I SO wish this was fiction. ;)

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leonardjk said 3 years ago 12/23/2006 12:53:22 AM EDT

I loved the "bad tree". The letter was fun, but I was taken aback at the end to find that a 3-year-old "wrote" it. This is a 3-year-old's story with their rationalizations, but not their words from their letter.

Krysti said 3 years ago 12/23/2006 10:13:22 AM EDT

Wow, poor kid can't do anything right! lol

You mention the child in this letter is three, yet it sounds like a much older child wrote it. Obviously, a three year old can't write a letter, but I think this would have been better had there been more of a tone of a three year old.

V1ctorya said 3 years ago 12/23/2006 1:36:36 PM EDT

I liked the part about the magic puppy, and thought more of that would have really brought this peice to life and given it more of that 'spark.' I think really getting into one of the things that happened in stead of quickly moving from one to another would have been a lot of fun.

Very sweet

ElphabaFaye said 3 years ago 12/23/2006 2:18:41 PM EDT

On 12/23/2006 1:36:36 PM, V1ctorya said:

I liked the part about the magic puppy, and thought more of that would have really brought this peice to life and given it more of that 'spark.' I think really getting into one of the things that happened in stead of quickly moving from one to another would have been a lot of fun.

Very sweet

I was actually trying to capture the chaotic nature that is my three-year-old. SHE bounces all over!

Some people commented on language. There are very few instances here that don't use the same wording that she does. :shrug: I work primarily with older kids, so it's hard for me to know if my kids are doing what other kids their age are, but Rina is remarkably coherent. Several of the sentences in this entry are very close to verbatim responses she's given me when questioned about what she's done!

Fanatic said 3 years ago 12/23/2006 6:35:14 PM EDT

Sweet!

joodiebee said 3 years ago 12/24/2006 4:10:54 PM EDT

Awesome! Poor Rina, just trying to grow up. It's tough to be the mom of an intelligent, curious child - but it will be so worth it when she grows up a bit. You and Santa just keep loving her and she'll be fine. :)

V1ctorya said 3 years ago 12/26/2006 9:28:17 AM EDT

On 12/23/2006 2:18:41 PM, ElphabaFaye said:

[quote]On 12/23/2006 1:36:36 PM, V1ctorya said:

I liked the part about the magic puppy, and thought more of that would have really brought this peice to life and given it more of that 'spark.' I think really getting into one of the things that happened in stead of quickly moving from one to another would have been a lot of fun.

Very sweet

I was actually trying to capture the chaotic nature that is my three-year-old. SHE bounces all over!

Some people commented on language. There are very few instances here that don't use the same wording that she does. :shrug: I work primarily with older kids, so it's hard for me to know if my kids are doing what other kids their age are, but Rina is remarkably coherent. Several of the sentences in this entry are very close to verbatim responses she's given me when questioned about what she's done![/quote]I think this just ended up being a case of 'truth' getting in the way of good fiction. I was always told in writing never to write about what really happened, because people won't beleive it. But write about what COULD have happened or the way things COULD have been, and readers will be laughing with you, consoling you, and overall thinking it's real.

But your daughter sounds adorable!