THIS WEEK'S DEAR JOHN LETTER!
Dear John,
I'm so angry at my sister right now. I think I hate her. This weekend, her son had a birthday party. He turned 7. He's good friends with my son, who is 8. They're good cousins. My kid has a severe allergy to peanuts and my sister knows that! For the birthday party, she served peanut butter cake. She DID have a small special vanilla cake for my son, but all of the other kids got the peanut butter cake and my son was singled out as being different. I saw the cake, asked about it, and when I found out what it was I told her we were leaving. I said, "If Jeremy touches that cake, he'll die." She laughed and told me to calm down, that she had another cake just for him. I stayed and my son felt so isolated and alone. Then when we were leaving, she said, "I'm so glad you came, and Jeremy, I'm glad we don't have to go to your funeral next week." I'm done with her. This is ridiculous and I think she doesn't have the right to be my son's aunt anymore. What do you think? What that wrong of her, or and I being too sensitive?
Signed
Frustrated Sister
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• Names ending with “aiden” are seeing a big drop-off as well, including Aidan, Raiden, and Jaiden.
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1. Brooke (down 198 spots) 1. Julius (down 189 spots)
2. Blake (down 185 spots) 2. Jaiden (down 151 spots)
3. Mckenzie (down 184 spots) 3. Johnny (down 150 spots)
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