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Strawberry Letter

The Child Won't Understand This

Strawberry Letter

iHeartPodcasts

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.51.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Dear Steve and Shirley, I am a 34 year old single mother. I have had the same best friend for 20 years and she is my daughter’s godmother. My daughter’s father died when she was 2 years old and my best friend said she would always be there for my child. Well, she has not kept her promise! My daughter is 7 years old now and she has a spicy personality and behavioral problems............

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

Time now for today's Strawberry Letter.

0:08.0

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0:12.0

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0:19.0

We could be reading your letter live on the air, just

0:22.1

like we're going to read this one right here, right now. Right now. Buckle up and hold on tight.

0:26.6

We got it for you. Here it is. Strawberry letter. Thank you nephew's subject. The child won't

0:31.3

understand this. Dear Stephen Shirley, I am a 34-year-old single mother. I have had the same best friend for 20 years, and she is my

0:41.6

daughter's godmother. My daughter's father died when she was two years old, and my best friend

0:47.3

said she would always be there for my child. Well, she has not kept her promise. My daughter is seven years old now, and she has a spicy personality and behavioral problems. She acts out when she's upset, and she has a problem with being disrespectful to adult. I've tried everything to discipline her, but nothing has worked.

1:11.6

This past Saturday, her godmother took her to a birthday party for me, so I could rest and nurse a cold.

1:17.6

Within 30 minutes of leaving, my child walked back in, yelled at the top of her lungs at her godmother.

1:24.6

The godmother said that as soon as she got to the party, this child of mine

1:29.3

insulted the birthday girl and told her that her hair was a mess. Her party decorations were terrible,

1:36.3

and her house was stinky. My best friend said she was so embarrassed. She drugged my daughter out of the party,

1:43.3

kicking and screaming. I know my friend

1:46.6

was very upset, but I thought as an adult she should have handled it. A few hours later,

1:51.8

I called my best friend to see if she cooled off. She said she wasn't mad, but she is done with my

1:57.8

daughter for good. She denounced her title as the godmother of my child.

2:03.6

I didn't even know you could do that. She doesn't want my child to interfere with our friendship.

2:07.6

I'm like, what? Who does that? I tried reasoning with her, but she kept saying that she's not changing her mind.

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