Elspeth often writes on my computer, and I often find multiple windows open containing scraps of school papers or stories or poems. I love her creativity and her enthusiasm for writing.
I just found a new window open with a few Valentine notes that Elspeth is planning to attach to her mini fruit roll-ups for kids in her class. This one caught my eye:
Dear Henry*,
I don’t like you that much but anyway,
Roses are
red, violets are blue, you are sweet and cool too.
I've heard Elspeth ranting about Henry before, so I know that one line of this Valentine is more sincere than the other. The rule "If you can't say anything nice, just give the kid a Fruit Roll-up without a message" may apply here.
This Valentine message reminds me of the one my little brother sent his sweet, white-haired, soft-cornered 3rd grade teacher back in the day:
Dear Ms. Davies*,
I hate you.
Drop dead.
Love, Kenton
He'd been reading a LOT of Calvin and Hobbes. Poor Ms. Davies approached my mother, grasping Kenton's horrible Valentine, and said, "Oh, I just don't understand it! He's always such a SWEET boy."
I hope you all get some great Valentines--and may they all be honest and sweet at the same time.
*Names have been changed to protect the innocent!
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