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To all parents OR parents-to-be.....

 *A father passing by his teenage daughter's bedroom was astonished to

see the bed was nicely made and everything was neat and tidy. Then he

saw an envelope propped up prominently on the centre ofthe pillow. It

was addressed "Dad". With the worst premonition, he opened the envelope

and read the letter with trembling hands:-

Dear Dad,

It is with great regret and sorrow that I'm writing you,but I'm

leaving home. I had to elope with my new boyfriend Randy because I

wanted to avoid a scene with Mom and you. I've been finding real

passion with Randy and he is so nice to me. I know when you meet him

you'll like him too - even with all his piercing,tattoos, and

motorcycle clothes. But it's not only the passion Dad, I'm pregnant and

Randy said that he wants me to have the kid and that we can be very

happy together. Even though Randy is much older than me(anyway, 42

isn't so old these days is it?), and has no money, really these things

shouldn't stand in the way of our relationship, don't you agree?

*Randy has a great CD collection; he already owns atrailer in the

woods and has a stack of firewood for the whole winter.It's true he

has other girlfriends as well but I know he'll be faithful to me in his

own way. He wants to have many more children with me and that's now one

of my dreams too.

Randy taught me that marijuana doesn't really hurt anyone and he'll be

growing it for us and we'll trade it with our friends forall the

cocaine and ecstasy we want. In the meantime, we'll pray that science

will find a cure for AIDS so Randy can get better; he sure deserves it!!

Don't worry Dad, I'm 15 years old now and I know how to take care of

myself. Someday I'm sure we'll be back to visit so you can get to know

your grandchildren.

Your loving daughter,

Rosie.

At the bottom of the page were the letters"PTO".

Hands still trembling, her father turned the sheet, andread:

PS:

Dad, none of the above is true. I'm over at the neighbour's house. I

just wanted to remind you that there are worse things in life than my

report card that's in my desk centre drawer. Please sign it and call

when it is safe for me to come home.

I love you!

Your loving daughter,

Focus on wonderful things in every person and see only the best in

them..... the best shall bounce back to you.