Dear Sweet Joey,

I sure had fun in your classroom today with the Sulphur Creek animals! You were very sweet. One day I hope you know that I'm tough on you right now because I love you. Whenever I have to leave you and you cry, it breaks my heart. The RIGHT thing to do is give you a quick hug and kiss and then leave...but you need to know that once I DO leave, I cry too. It's not fair what your father has done to our lives and I worry that you are upset because he's not with us anymore. You were always such a good boy going to school and then Dad came with Kim for the weekend and now you will not let me out of your sight. You cry when I drop you off. You cry when it's time for bed. Do you know what that means? It means that Momma cries when I drop you off. And momma cries at bedtime. I love you, darling. We'll get through this together. I promise.

Love,
Momma