Carolyn Holm

Dear Mommy,

When you put this mask on you look completely different!!!!!!

Love, Mia

Dear Mia,

I know, isn’t that cool? That’s what masks do.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,

Why would you want to look different? I like you the way you are.

Love, Mia

Dear Mia,

It’s just something people like to do. Especially for Halloween.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,

Halloween is another thing I really don’t understand. Kids show up wearing masks and strange clothes and you give them candy. What’s with that? Candy isn’t even tasty.

Love, Mia

Dear Mia,

Candy isn’t tasty for a cat. But imagine if the candy tasted like Temptations. Then you’d go crazy for Halloween.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,

Halloween candy tastes like Temptations?????!!!!!

Love, Mia

Dear Mia,

No, sweetie, I was just trying to use that as an example.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,

But you said it did.

Love, Mia

Dear Mia,

I said imagine if it did.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,

I’d like to try that Halloween candy.

Love, Mia

Dear Mia,

Seriously, sweetie, it doesn’t taste like Temptations.

Love, Carolyn

Dear Mommy,

How about if I put on a mask? I could put on this bird mask. If I look like a bird will you give me some of that Halloween candy?

Love, Mia

Dear Mia,

You’ll just shred the mask. I’ll tell you what, I think I’ll take the easy way out and just give you some Temptations for Halloween.

Love, Carolyn

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