Ahuva had a problem with a school assignment. But Nonny was in a wheelchair. How could she complain? ,Ahuva Bear Has a Wordy Problem,Ahuva had a problem with a school assignment. But Nonny was in a wheelchair. How could she complain?
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My mother always says; “Everyone has a pekaleh” which means everyone has their own package of problems they’re carrying around with them like a heavy sack of potatoes. She tells Nonny this all the time when he gets down about being stuck in TJ all day long. It makes him feel better. But how do you think it makes me feel? How am I ever supposed to complain about anything when Nonny can’t even stand up to take something off a shelf? No matter how heavy my package feels to me I feel like it’s nearly empty compared to Nonny’s sack.
So I try to keep things to myself.
Which is where you’ll find me at the beginning of this story. Pretending.
You see Mrs. Lieber our writing teacher gave us an assignment to write a letter to someone. Here’s how it went.
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