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DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID AND YOU HELPED ME WRITE MY NAME AND OTHER WORDS?I REMEMBER LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.IT WAS AN AMUSING TIME FOR BOTH OF US AND WE LIKED IT!I AM A BETTER WRITER NOW BECAUSE OF YOUR ASSISTANCE.PRACTICE READING AND HELPING ME WITH HOMEWORK.WHEN I WROTE THIS ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES AND THOUGHTS COME FLOODING BACK TO ME!!!TODAY I AM A BETTER WRITER BECAUSE OF THAT.ONE DAY I WAS SITTING AT MY STUDY AREA.WHILE PRACTICING MY NAME AND OTHER WORDS I BEGAN TO USE DIFFERENT COLORS OR DOTS TO REMEMBER WORDS OR NUMBERS.DAY TO DAY I STARTED WITH LITTLE WORDS AND AS I DEVELOPED I USED BIGGER WORDS.THIS HELPED ME WRITE FOR A VARIETY OF AUDIENCES.ALSO MY WRITING HAS IMPROVED BY ENABLING TO WRITE WITH MORE DETAIL.DETAILS MAKE MY MORE ENGAGING.WHEN YOU HELPED ME ON MY SUMMARIES WITH BOOKS IT GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE STORY WAS ABOUT.BY ASKING QUESTIONS IT GAVE ME OTHER THINGS TO ABOUT AND IMPORTANT EVENTS.ALSO YOU HELPED ME CHECK MY SENTENCES FOR MISTAKES WITH PUNCTUATION.REVISING MADE MY SENTENCES MORE CLEAR SO OTHERS CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT I WRITE.HAVING CLEAR IDEAS IS VERY IMPORTANT IN WRITING.THIS YEAR I WROTE ABOUT THAT IN MY PORTFOLIO.DID YOU KNOW YOU HELPED ME LEARN TO READ WRITE AND SPEAK?SINCE I WAS A BABY YOU STARTED READING STORIES TO ME.THIS HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER LISTENER AS WELL.WHEN YOU POINTED TO THE WORDS AS YOU READ I WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW ALONG WITHOUT GETTING CONFUSED!BEING MORE PROFICIENT AS A STUDENT MEANS I CAN COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY SO OTHERS CAN UNDERSTAND ME.YOUR PATIENCE AND ASSISTANCE MADE AN IMPACT ON MY LIFE BY ENABLING TO READ AND WRITE.WITHOUT YOUR HELP I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SPEAK READ OR WRITE AS WELL AS WELL AS TODAY!IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE HELPED ME DO SOME OF THESE THINGS I WOULDN'T BE THE STUDENT I AM TODAY.I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR ME.SINCE THE TIME I WAS LITTLE I REMEMBER YOU READING TO ME AND SHOWING ME HOW TO WRITE TODAY I HAVE PROGRESSED INTO A VERY CONFIDANT READER AND WRITER.I AM THANKFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.ONE DAY MAYBE I WILL BE INSPIRED TO WRITE A NOVELS.
YOUR GRANDSON
HUNTER
FOR REAL MY GRANDSON RECEIVED AWARDS FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAIT NOW MY TURN,YEAH!AT TWO DAYS OLD WE STARTED TO HANG TOGETHER.MY GRANDSON WHO I HAD CUSTODY OF,FULL CUSTODY AND RAISED ALMOST ALL KIDS THERE KIDS ON AN ON.MY PLEASURE CAUSE WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE I WAS ALWAYS THERE.WE MAKE OUR OWN CHOICES EVERYDAY.MY WIFE IS DECEASED MY SON AND MY FATHER.FAMILY SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY!!!LIVE LAUGH ,LOVE AND SPEND SOMETIME JUST LETTING LOOSE.A MOOD FOR EVERY OCCASION.THE BEST THING IS BE SPONTANEOUS.YOU ALWAYS TELL SOMEONE YOU LOVE THEM,SHARE LIFE A SMILE.JUST MAKE SOMEONES DAY!!!TOTALLY TOP 4% IN NATION IN SAT..I HAD TO REWRITE SOME WORDS,HAD TO LOOK AT WHAT HE SPELLED...................................
BOTTOM LINE NEVER STAND OVER A CHILD AND SCREAM OR HOLLER.PLEASE,BEND DOWN AND SEE WHO YOU ARE TALKING TO.THEY WILL LISTEN TO SOFTER WORDS THAN A SCREAM!!!
NOW DO YOU KNOW WAT I MEAN????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????9 YRS OLD WHEN HE WROTE THAT,WOW.GOD BLESS AND AMAZING GRACE,HOW SWEET THE SOUND.THANK YOU HUNTER FOR BEING PART OF MY LIFE AS WELL!!!I WROTE ALL THIS IN CAPITAL LETTERS,HE DIDN'T............................................................................................

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  • Cap'n Howdy

     WOW

    9 months ago
  • LuNa VoLare

    aww so sweet

    9 months ago
  • SweetMo™Band/TheMob

     Can you touch my soul....Great Write

    11 months ago
  • Wilma Mitts

    This is all so beautiful.Being Great Grandma I know how loving and kind Hunter was. What a blessing he made in my life too. As I can remember doing some of those same things when Hunter visited me. You know how much I love him and I have no doubt of your love for him and what a blessing in your life too.  Grandma Wilma 

    1 year ago
  • Cap'n Howdy

     WOW!!!

    1 year ago

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