Ahead of time, this is a fictional letter of my own creation, inspired by children I know who've gone through struggles like these. (Literary critique is accepted in PMs but for the sake of the forum not here. Thanks though. 
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Dear God,
Its me again. I hope its nice up in heaven. There has been a lot of rain down here. Have you been crying a lot? I dont mind the rain but Im not aloud to play outside much when it does rain. So I just have to play inside with Noah. Hes not like your friend Noah. My brother Noah cant swim because hes only 3, so I dont think he could build a boat. But he might like to be around all those animals. The only animal hes ever around is Giblet the cat. But that cat never wants to play anymore. I dont really mind. She always ripped up my dolls anyway.
I was wondering, are you married God? Do you ever fight with Mrs. God? My mommy and daddy fight a lot. Theyll be downstairs yelling at each other but I can hear them from upstairs. Mommy told me that its okay, but I dont think it is. Sometimes theyll yell about Noah too. Hes been coughing a whole lot lately. I think that daddy took him to the doctor but no one will tell me whats wrong. Do you think hes sick? If he is, I hope he gets better. Hes been coughing for an awfully long time and sometimes hell cough so much that he falls asleep wherever hes at. Its really scary.
Im started school also. Daddy tries to tell me that school is good and that if I learn Ill grow up to be successful whatever that means. I dont like it though. All the kids play different games and dont let me play. They all have clothes that are very different from mine and none of them wear a cross around their neck like I do. My mommy gave me one for Christmas last year and I wear it all the time. But none of them do. My teacher is nice but she doesnt pay much attention to me. One little boy calls me mean names and the rest of the kids laugh. There is one little girl who Im friends with though. Her name is Anna. Shes really nice but she doesnt go to church every Sunday like I do. I wanted to invite her but my daddy says no. He says it would look bad if we took someone who doesnt believe in God to church. I dont understand why. Dont you love everyone God? Thats what my Sunday School teacher told us.
So Ill invite her over to play sometimes and one day her parents came over. Theyve very nice, but they dont look like Anna. They have really dark colored hair and their faces are a different color, but Annas hair and face is the same color as mine. Mommy told me that Annas parents are Asian and that Anna is probably adopted. I guess that means that Annas parents bought her. We all had dinner but my daddy was very quiet the entire time. Annas parents told us that theyre Hindu. I dont know what that means, but daddy said that its bad because it isnt the same as believing in God. I thought everyone believed in God, but I guess I was wrong.
Then daddy told me that I couldnt play with Anna anymore. I told him that I wanted too but he told me that if I play with Anna, Ill make you sad. Im sorry if I made you sad God. But can I please play with Anna? Shes really nice and shes the only friend I have. She plays with Noah too and when Noah coughs she doesnt play like the other kids and cough in a mean sort of way to make fun of him. She told me that Noah probably just has allergies, which is when you cough a whole lot. I hope shes right. I want her to come back and play again with me and Noah so that way Noah can smile more.
I hope you get this letter and I hope you respond quickly. Anna told me she got a new doll and I really want to play dolls with her again. But I cant do it until you tell me that I can.
Love Shawna
)Dear God,
Its me again. I hope its nice up in heaven. There has been a lot of rain down here. Have you been crying a lot? I dont mind the rain but Im not aloud to play outside much when it does rain. So I just have to play inside with Noah. Hes not like your friend Noah. My brother Noah cant swim because hes only 3, so I dont think he could build a boat. But he might like to be around all those animals. The only animal hes ever around is Giblet the cat. But that cat never wants to play anymore. I dont really mind. She always ripped up my dolls anyway.
I was wondering, are you married God? Do you ever fight with Mrs. God? My mommy and daddy fight a lot. Theyll be downstairs yelling at each other but I can hear them from upstairs. Mommy told me that its okay, but I dont think it is. Sometimes theyll yell about Noah too. Hes been coughing a whole lot lately. I think that daddy took him to the doctor but no one will tell me whats wrong. Do you think hes sick? If he is, I hope he gets better. Hes been coughing for an awfully long time and sometimes hell cough so much that he falls asleep wherever hes at. Its really scary.
Im started school also. Daddy tries to tell me that school is good and that if I learn Ill grow up to be successful whatever that means. I dont like it though. All the kids play different games and dont let me play. They all have clothes that are very different from mine and none of them wear a cross around their neck like I do. My mommy gave me one for Christmas last year and I wear it all the time. But none of them do. My teacher is nice but she doesnt pay much attention to me. One little boy calls me mean names and the rest of the kids laugh. There is one little girl who Im friends with though. Her name is Anna. Shes really nice but she doesnt go to church every Sunday like I do. I wanted to invite her but my daddy says no. He says it would look bad if we took someone who doesnt believe in God to church. I dont understand why. Dont you love everyone God? Thats what my Sunday School teacher told us.
So Ill invite her over to play sometimes and one day her parents came over. Theyve very nice, but they dont look like Anna. They have really dark colored hair and their faces are a different color, but Annas hair and face is the same color as mine. Mommy told me that Annas parents are Asian and that Anna is probably adopted. I guess that means that Annas parents bought her. We all had dinner but my daddy was very quiet the entire time. Annas parents told us that theyre Hindu. I dont know what that means, but daddy said that its bad because it isnt the same as believing in God. I thought everyone believed in God, but I guess I was wrong.
Then daddy told me that I couldnt play with Anna anymore. I told him that I wanted too but he told me that if I play with Anna, Ill make you sad. Im sorry if I made you sad God. But can I please play with Anna? Shes really nice and shes the only friend I have. She plays with Noah too and when Noah coughs she doesnt play like the other kids and cough in a mean sort of way to make fun of him. She told me that Noah probably just has allergies, which is when you cough a whole lot. I hope shes right. I want her to come back and play again with me and Noah so that way Noah can smile more.
I hope you get this letter and I hope you respond quickly. Anna told me she got a new doll and I really want to play dolls with her again. But I cant do it until you tell me that I can.
Love Shawna
