A—

You just leave them in the mailroom?? What if someone steals them??? A, that's not cool. Your mom put real effort into those, even the ones that scold you. Although she's crazy if she thinks you're failing as a son. You're awesome. Maybe you aren't home very much, but you're great. You can tell her I said so.

Where do you like to go now?

I'm annoying as hell, dude, even I can tell that. I'm surprised you can't, but then again, I have time to think about what I'm writing when I'm writing you. When I'm talking, words just spew out of my mouth and I can't do anything to stop them. It's gotten me into trouble many, many times.

You help me too, though. When I'm having a bad day I like to go through our old letters and laugh at your patient responses to my stupidity.

—S