Carolyn Holm

Dear Poppy,
What’s up with you sneaking out of my room every night?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
You know about that?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Of course I do! You wait until I stop reading, and I’m just about to turn my light off for the night, and you get up and leave. But you are so funny, you always stop and look back to see if I notice.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
And you do?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Of course I notice. That you don’t want to sleep in my room. And I have to say, how do you think that makes me feel? So, what am I, chopped liver?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
What??????? Chopped liver???????!!!!!!!!!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
It’s an expression. Never mind. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Now I can’t get that out of my head.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
So what is this business that you go off to do every night?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I’m standing guard in the living room! 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Standing guard? 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Well, more like lying down guard. I’m protecting you! In the living room I can see the front door and make sure no one enters.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Who on earth do you think is going to enter?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
I don’t know!!!!!!! I need to wait there to find out. It could be anyone. Maybe the guy with the three little dogs. He goes by every single day.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Of course he does. Jim and his dogs live just around the corner. That’s why they go by on their daily walk. And you go berserk every single time. I don’t know what you’ve got against those little dogs, but you sure have a lot to say about it.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
They bark at me when we go by their house.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
That’s pretty damning, but I don’t think they are burglars. Anyway, I just wanted you to know that I’m aware that you sneak out of the room.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
And now I’m disturbingly aware of that chopped liver thing.
XOXO Poppy

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