...of A Mother's Letter to Santa

Dear Santa, I imagine that this letter may seem strange coming from me since I've not traditionally celebrated Christmas in the past ten years and because I've not been as good as I know I could have been this year...humph,I may even be on your naughty list, but all I want for Christmas is to have my oldest son spend the day with me and his three siblings. I miss him, they miss him, and he misses us.

I want to see his face and hear his voice in person. I need to hug him and have him hug me back. His siblings need to see him as well...I want them to all be together in the same space again laughing, playing, and teasing one another. It would be nice to hear him say, "Mommy..." and then be able to turn around, come down to his level--connect with him eye to eye and respond, "Yes son..."

Maternally,

Larie