Dear Adult,
I don’t like to be disciplined. Do you? I don’t like to be punished. Do you? Don’t line to be “put in my place” or “straightened out for my own good.” Do you? I don’t like to be yelled at, pulled my hair, shaken by my shoulders, or yanked by my arm. Do you? And I don’t ever, ever, like to be spanked. Especially not by someone two or three times as big as me.
I want so much to like you. I try so hard to do what is right and to make you notice the things I do. I try to remember all the rules, but there are so many. And sometimes I try to remember all the rules, but there are so many. And sometimes I get nervous, or mixed up, or excited, or scared, and that makes me forget some of the rules, then I get in trouble!
I really don’t look for trouble. But sometimes you tell me to do something and I don’t know exactly what it is you want me to do or when you want me to do it. And while I’m trying to figure it out, you get so mad that I get all upset and forget what it was you said to me in the first place. Then when I do the wrong thing, you get mad and scold and make sure I notice my mistake. Then I really feel guilty and embarrassed, and then I get mad at me.
What I really want, if for you to hold my hand and walk with me. Help me learn the things I need to know. Help me do right. I really want to! And help me to understand my feelings, because they’re just like the kind of feelings you have. And please, please don’t just notice my mistakes. Please notice when I do something right.
I am glad you’re my friend. Please, keep on being my friend, and together we can grow.
I Love You,
Your Child
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