Hello Rosie,

I like to read books too. I get lost in the books and they are happy places, not like here. I am happy that I made you smile. I like to make people smile and I would like to be your friend. It's okay if you break things sometimes. I hurt myself sometimes - I don't know why. I guess breaking things and hurting yourself is the same think, kind of.

Maybe we can talk here instead of doing those things. You can tell me why you're upset and I will tell you why I am upset. That's what friends do, I think. I'm not sure. I see on tv that is what they do. They also share other stuff, but I'm not ready to do that yet. I don't even tell Mr.******* about that stuff. He is very tall and sits in a big black chair. Sometimes he sits on the floor so I won't be afraid.

I also like to write poetry and write stories about happy things and my make believe friends. I draw pictures of people and even have ribbons from the fair and had some of my work hand in a gallery for a student competition. I was so proud. My mom went with me. My dad didn't care, he only said I could do better. My sisters didn't care either because of my dad. My brothers, they are kind of like me, they don't exist. I think that is a good thing because then they can't get hurt. I was hurt for a very long time and still do but I don't want to talk about that.

Maybe I can share some of my poems. Would you like that?

Bye,
SnowBird