Carolyn Holm

Dear Poppy,
You don’t seem to be at all alarmed by the booming sounds every night.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Oh no!!!!!! Should I be alarmed? 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
No, sweetie! I just wanted to check in with you on it. A lot of the dogs in the neighborhood have been freaking out. Seems like folks have been going completely crazy for the Fourth of July. Fireworks every night. Ouf.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Fourth of July! That’s what’s going on. I wondered. Are the fireworks Making America Great Again?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
No sweetie, they are just for fun. People letting off steam. America has a lot of work to do, on many fronts, and it’s good to see people uniting to do that work. But the fireworks have nothing to do with it. Meanwhile I’m glad you aren’t worried about all the booming.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
You keep saying that. Now I’m worried that I should be frightened. Am I doing it wrong?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Not at all sweetie! I’m glad you are not alarmed! When our old Molly was with us, she would come unglued when she heard fireworks.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
She shook all over. She said it was the sound of catastrophe. That we would all probably die.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
She did indeed. She had a heightened sense of security.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom
I just look at you, and if you aren’t upset, then I’m not either.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Very sensible. I wish Molly could have tried that approach. But when it came to security, she thought I was totally incompetent. And you know what she always said.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
She always said We’re doomed.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Molly’s philosophy of life, in a nutshell.
Love, Carolyn

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