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DEAR
THIS IS A BOOK ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT PERSON...YOU!!!I HOPE WE WILL HAVE A GOOD TIME PUTTING TOGETHER THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE. WE WILL COLLECT FACTS AND PICTURES WHICH WILL HELP YOU REMEMBER THAT STORY. SOMETIMES WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FIND PHOTOGRAPHS, SO PERHAPS WE CAN DRAW SOME OF THE PICTURES OR CUT SOME OUT OF MAGAZINES.
WHEN WE ARE WORKING ON THE BOOK, YOU WILL PROBABLY FIND THAT YOU HAVE ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF FEELINGS ABOUT THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE KNOWN AND THE PLACES WHERE YOU HAVE LIVED. MOST CHILDREN WHO CANNOT LIVE WITH THE FAMILIES THEY WERE BORN TO HAVE THESE MIXED FEELINGS. AT FIRST IT MAY BE VERY HARD TO TALK ABOUT THESE THINGS, BUT IT WILL GET EASIER AND IT DOES MAKE SOME OF THE HURT GO AWAY...MAYBE NOT ALL OF IT, BUT YOU WILL PROBABLY FEEL BETTER. IT WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND WHY SOME THINGS HAVE HAPPENED TO YOU. THE MORE YOU UNDERSTAND ABOUT YOUR OWN LIFE AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF IT, THE MORE YOU WILL LIKE YOURSELF.
THIS IS YOUR BOOK. IF YOU FEEL LIKE WRITING SOME OF YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS ON ANY OF THE PAGES, GO AHEAD AND DO SO. SOMETIMES THOSE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS WILL CHANGE AND YOU MAY WANT TO ADD THE NEW THOUGHTS. IT CAN BE INTERESTING TO LOOK THE BOOK OVER AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO SEE IF YOUR FEELINGS DO CHANGE.
DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TALK ABOUT FEELING HAPPY OR SAD OR ANGRY. IT IS OKAY TO FEEL LOVE AND EVEN HATE... SOMETIMES FOR THE SAME PEOPLE. ALL OF THESE FEELINGS JUST MEAN YOU ARE A REAL, LIVE HUMAN BEING.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE BOOK.
FROM
YOUR SOCIAL WORKER AND FRIEND
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