Dear son

July 10, 2017

Monday

Dear son,

Let me give you some advice.

Your grandfather and grandmother on my side of the family love you dearly, but they have high expectations, especially for the son of their oldest child.

Dear daughter

July 8, 2017

Saturday

Dear daughter,

Up until I was around thirteen, I didn’t want to be a girl. All my cousins were boys, except for one on my mother’s side. I was going to begin with “maybe” and list why I was unhappy with myself, but there were no maybes because I knew.