To a Young Friend

A couple times a week, I send a note to a young friend who is facing some challenges in his home. I'll post them here but leave out identifying information to protect my friend's identity.

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Thanks for checking out my book and giving me feedback. I have given it to counselors with Big Brothers / Big Sisters, Alston Wilkes Youth Services, the Department of Juvenile Justice, Victim's Assistance Programs, Habitat for Humanity,  and many friends. I don't know that anybody will use it but I hope somebody will get some use out of it. By the way, that's your quote on page 4. You wrote it on my iPad when we went on the trip to wildlife preserve. Thanks. I know the pictures are crude but they're not supposed to be fancy or polished or perfect. Because nobody is perfect and the world isn't perfect. We can't draw perfect pictures or build perfect dog houses or make perfect grades. Too often young people in unhappy homes are made to feel they must be perfect and that's not right.

Peace,

elw