Reflective Essay: How Would You Define Normal?

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Define “Normal”
About 2 months later, Mom, chuckie, michael, and I were sitting on the couch watching a movie. When we were all about to go to bed I saw a letter go through the door. I was the only one that had seen the letter. So i picked it up, it said to: antonia from: and the name was crossed out in sharpie. Mom was tucking in chuckie and michael. So i slipped the letter into my pocket and ran to my room. Then mom came into my room to say goodnight to me and I put the letter under my pillow, “ goodnight sweety, I love you.” she said to me
“ love you too mom” I yelled, she shut the door and I Quickly opened the note. In pen the letter said
“ dear antonia, this is your father i am sorry that i have not been there for most of your life. I am thinking of coming back to see you and your mom and your brothers, if that is ok with all of you. I want to start a new life with all of you. I have heard what have happened with your mother and i am truly sorry for not being there for you. I want to help and be a better father so Please write back, love your father”
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I decided to go to sleep the I would tell jazz at peer counseling, We don't really call it peer counseling anymore it is really just an excuse to hang out.
The next morning was tough, I couldn't stop thinking about it. In all of my classes the teachers said that i would just daze off and they would have to say my name for me to pay attention. Finally I got to peer counseling or where jazz and I hang out, I was the first one there because i was so anxious to tell jazz the news. When she walked in, she looked sad. “ I have something to tell you,” i yelled “ my dad wrote me a letter and i don't know how to

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