Carolyn Holm

Dear Poppy,
We really do need to take you outside.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,
Is it still raining?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Well, yes, sweetie, it is, but it’s not a heavy downpour.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,
But it IS still raining.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Yes, but you REALLY need to go outside. This morning you just stood in the doorway and refused to go out. 
Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,
Of course I did. I don’t like the rain. And I don’t poop in the rain. Or pee. In the rain.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
You must be ready to burst.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,
I can hold it. I’m not going out in all that wetness.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
We’ll just go out with your new raincoat on then. Give it a try!
Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,
Why are you punishing me?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I’m not punishing you. I’m concerned about you. You haven’t even stepped outside since last night.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,
But I DID step outside this morning! It was raining so I stepped right back in.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I stand corrected. But we’re going out now. We’re going to walk down the street together, and stop looking so sad in that raincoat. It’s not the end of the world. You need to poop and pee and that’s all that’s going to be said about it.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Alpha Mommy,
I’ll walk in that dreadful coat but you can’t make me poop and pee. I don’t do that in the rain.
XOXO Poppy

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