So at GirlStart today the girls received letters from their penpals (who are adult volunteers in the area). Esperanza (not her real name) had forgotten that she had a penpal, and was wary about having received so chummy a letter from a stranger.
Her reply read something like this
Dear Aimee,
I don’t know you. You are not my friend. I don’t know you.
--Espy
Picture GirlStart volunteers falling over themselves with laughter. Our group leader, Guadalupe (not her real name) helped Esperanza to remember that she had previously written a letter to her penpal Aimee. Esperanza was thus persuaded to write a different letter on a more positive note.
But I liked the first one best. (doubtless for the same reason that in my favorite foto of myself I am four years old, wearing pigtails and a big scowl.)
In between gasps of laughter I gave a GirlStart affirmation: Wow, Espy, you really express yourself well in writing!
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you know why i like that letter? cuz she hasn't learned that sweet girl dishonesty: she's all honest instead of socially lubricating. nice.
That's great.
Hahaha, I think that's awesome! I agree with rabfish. That's what I call being "Beautifully Human." (Well, actually that's the title of Jill Scott's CD and her idea, but still) Only children can occupy that space. There's a point during childhood where you aren't completely socialized into "adult appropriate" behavior(s) (in a sense), and you still have this naive view of the world; an innocence and brutal honesty that we as adults cannot obtain. That's so cute. I can remember being like that. Wait, I still am...
I know, right? It's like we spend the rest of our lives trying to feel so confident in our writing!
that is sooo cute!! i couldn't stop laughing either...
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