93 - It is ok to let people go.

Dear David,

In your life you will meet so many people. Some people that you meet, you will see only or twice. Some people you will meet, and decide you want to play together or even become friends. So then you might see them almost every day. Its a very nice thing to have good friends and good kids to play with.

I have watched you in the Playground. You make friends quickly, like Kids do, and almost always find someone to play with. Sometimes though, you make friends with someone who does Mean things. That Kid will push the other Kids, take their Toys, or Hit. You are such a good little boy, and when you see one of your friends behaving in this way, your normal reaction is to ask in your squeaky little voice "Hey! Why did you did that?"

Sometimes the bad behavior stops. People can change, sometimes. But, sometimes it doesn't. Some people just like to be Mean. It gets very hard when the people who are Mean are also your friends. Maybe they are not Mean to you, only to other people. Or maybe they are Mean to you, but you still hold on to them, because they are your friend, and you love them.

But when you stay friends with somebody who is Mean to other Kids, you are making it easier for that Kid to be Mean. He feels he has your support. If a Kid is Mean to other Kids, he will probably be Mean to you too, one day.

How someone treats other people is a good predictor of how they might treat you. Watch what people do. There are lots of people in the world. Hold on to the ones who are good. It is ok to let the other people go.