Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Fictional Letter by a 13-year-old boy/girl

Dear parents,

Since I am seven years old I have been getting a weekly pocket money of 10€. With that money I can buy a healthy school lunch three times a week at most; I am starving the other days. I can never go to the cinema, or indulge in other offers of the entertainment industry, without begging you for money, which is quite humiliating. I'm not even mentioning that I'm being bullied at school because I cannot afford to buy brand clothes. Therefore I ask you, my highly esteemed parents, to think of the psychological well-being of your child and grant me a weekly increase in pocket money of at least 200%.

Sincerely,
Your poor and neglected (not to say unkempt) child, who loves you nevertheless

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