Carolyn Holm

Dear Mom,
Why were you yelling at the TV?
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I wasn’t yelling. That was vocal exasperation.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
You said you wanted to stab that man.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I did. He has it coming.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
That’s violent!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Don’t worry, sweetie, I’m not really violent. I just get frustrated at the people in the news reports.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
It sounds pretty violent when you yell at the TV. 
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Again, not yelling. But it was just political rage, sweetie.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Rage like when you slam the magazine around? That makes us all really nervous!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I’ve explained that before, honey. That’s not rage, that’s a fly. I don’t like a fly buzzing around in my house.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom, 
What about when we are at the mountain cabin, and you set a trap for the mice? That’s murder!
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
I’m fine with mice when they stay outside. But not if they come in the house. Hey, in my defense I don’t kill spiders. I have a catch and release policy for spiders. And besides, who are you to talk? You killed two of the meadow mice in our garden! That was a wild and bloody spectacle.
Carolyn

Dear Mom,
That was really exciting.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
See? And you keep saying I’m violent. I don’t think of myself as a violent person, sweetie. I wish you wouldn’t keep calling me that.
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
But you wanted to smash the fly, kill the mice, and stab that politician.
XOXO Poppy

Dear Poppy,
Okay, other than that. Besides, if I’m so violent, why aren’t you afraid of me?
Love, Carolyn

Dear Mom,
Because you have treats in your pockets?
XOXO Poppy

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