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I was seven years old and in 2nd grade when this letter was written.  It makes me think about the research on the Borderline Personality Disorder condition that shows that stress to a Borderline becomes distress, and that it’s about the worst thing a Borderline can experience.

This is an amazing letter, about an amazing process — and if I had no understanding about the ‘other sides’ of my mother, I would simply have to state that both of my parents were amazing people!

Does the terrible abuse that went on in my home negate the amazing side of their nature?  Read this letter — what do you think?

(By the way, I hope to have photo illustrations from these years soon!)

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*Age 7 – 5-3-1959 Letter – Classic Homesteading Stress

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*Age 7 – 5-18-1959 Letter – More Classic Homesteading Stress

The rest of the homesteading letters as I am working to transcribe them can be read HERE!

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