Dear Mum

My sister does not copy what I do. That is not the reason she does things wrong. Why are you screaming at me because she called you a "meanie"? I've never done that! Sometimes I think you just want an excuse to shout at me. I've stopped listening now, just so you know, and I'll apologise later, but I won't mean it. I'm not in a habit of giving sincere apologies for things I haven't done. You'll Shout at me again when I apologise, as usual, and raise your hand as if you are about to hit me like you did when I was younger. Ask me if I talk to other people like this. I'll say "Like what?" and you'll say "Disrespectful". Then I'll bite my tongue to hold my temper, and you'll send me back upstairs. I'll come down to apologise again after an hour, and it will go round in circles until you go, and dad takes pity on me. Just so you know.

Yours sincerely,
Cara. xx