“Believing in Santa is a joy for every girl and boy.”
(from the internet)
Dear Santa,
How are you? I am good. How is your wife? I hope she is good, too. And your raindeers? Are they good?
I have been very good this year. Cept when I yelled at Billy. I try not to but he is always teasing me and doing things that make me mad. He calls me a sissy and that really makes me mad! Just coz I'm a girl don't mean I'm a sissy, right Santa? Daddy keeps saying I should not let him get to me. But sometimes he even gets to Daddy and he yells at him to. Billy is a real brat! Sometimes he messes with my things to coz he just wants to get me in trouble for yelling at him. I really try not to but sometimes I forget not to yell. But sometimes he does things that really make me mad and I have to get him back. I don't hit him or anything but I will eat the last cookie so he won't get it. Mommy says I am being selfish when I do that but he makes me so mad I forget not to be selfish. But I promise I won't eat the last cookie on Christmas Eve so you can have some. I promise I will hide them someplace so Billy won't eat them either. Would the raindeers like some cookies?
Mommy says that I should not ask for anything unless I thank you for the things you brot me before. So thank you for finding us last Christmas even tho we was living in our car. Mommy and Daddy tried to tell me you might not but I didn't' believe them coz you always know where to find kids, right? It was okay that you left our presents inside the shelter where we went for breakfast. How did you know we would go there? You probably couldn't have gotten inside our car anyway coz Daddy always locked the doors at night and it was really crowded. You couldn't have fit in there with us to leave our presents even! But a nice lady who dressed like a elf gave us our presents when we went for breakfast. Thank you for my pretty coat and gloves and hat. How did you know I like pink? Is it coz I'm a girl? And thank you for the Wonder Woman action figure. Billy says super hero dolls ain't dolls. He says there action figures so since Wonder Woman is a super hero she is a action figure! She's my favorite. Billy liked his coat and hat and gloves to, and his Star Command Lazer shooter. But Santa he is a real pain with it sometimes. He's always shooting it at me and its really loud. Sometimes he is such a pest with it that Daddy takes it away from him for a while so we can all get some peece. Anyway the peeple at the shelter were really nice. They even gave Mommy a new coat and Daddy a really thick coat. Oh and Santa! There was a man there who talked with Daddy and gave him a job! That made Mommy cry and laff at the same time. I didn't know you can laff and cry at the same time. Then coz Daddy had a job we got a new place to live so we didn't have to live in our car anymore! I had to share my bedroom with Billy for a while tho until the house people found us a bigger partment. Now I have a room all to myself. I drawed a picture and put it on my door that says Keep out Billy! He don't tho.
So now I have said thank you and I can ask you for things this Christmas. Santa pleez bring me a new bike. A pink one with lots of speeds. And pleez bring Billy one to so he won't bother mine. He likes red tho. And bring us lots and lots of candy in our stockings. And pleez bring things for Mommy and Daddy to. Mommy likes stuff that smells good and Daddy really needs some new boots for his job. I don't know what kind those are tho. And Santa? Mommy said that I will be getting a new brother or sister for Easter. Pleez Santa don't let it be a new brother! He will just be a brat like Billy and I will have to yell lots more and it will be really hard to be good next year.
I promise I will be asleep when you get here Santa. We still don't have a fireplace you can climb down but Mommy bot a special kee at Walmart that will let you in. She said she will put it where you can find it.
I luv you Santa. Pleez say hi to your wife and the raindeers.
Luv,
Bobbi Sue
Inter-Office Memo
To: Senior Elf
From: Santa
Be sure Bobbi Sue and Billy get bicycles for Christmas this year. And please make arrangements to meet with E. Bunny after New Year.
A story that cuts to the bone, reminding us of the grim reality for many families during the holiday season. Opportunity knocked for Bobbi Su and Billy's family.
'Catholic Voices in a World on Fire' Anthology, includes 'The Poorest of the Poor'; by Judy Joy Jones which is a chapter from her upcoming book about her volunteer work at Mother Teresas houses around the world including her house in Washington DC w
