Archives

Age 18, Fulton, New York Growing up, I always wondered why you didn’t want to be in my life. I remember the many time I went up to Mom and asking her why you didn’t want anything to [...]

Age 19, Connecticut, USA Dear Father Dearest, If someone had asked me a few years ago what I thought about you, I would have said that I hated you. But I don’t anymore. Now I pity you. [...]

Age 19, Connecticut, USA Dear Mama, I wish I could tell you that everything will be alright, like you used to tell me when I was little. Like you used to do when I would run to you all bruised up [...]

Dear Mother: Every time you told me that I was worthless, you chipped at my self-esteem. Every time you laughed at me, made fun of me, compared me to my sister or a neighbor or a friend, you [...]