A Memory Worth Keeping

Kiddo has these random writings that they do in school. Usually his is a bunch of mumbo-jumbo that doesn't say a whole lot about him or his life..but the one he recently brought home really touched me and is worth keeping, forever.
(I will be changing his letter to the correct spelling and punctuations but all are his words.)
"Do you have a stepmother? I have a stepmother. She is wonderful for me. She is 32 years old. She has a girlfriend. I love her so much. She is getting married in 1 week. That means only 4 days. I'm going to be the ring bearer. She loves me so much too. It was wonderful. My dad's in jail. He did drugs again. I'm very sad. He is going to be in jail for 6-7 months. That is a long time. My grandma is trying to not smoke. My mom does not smoke. My stepmother does not smoke either. I do not like spinach. I love pizza and mac and cheese. My stepmother and my mom are getting married on the 10th. 4 more days till they get married. I can't wait. My mom's last name is going to start with an L."

This really touched my heart.

Letter from Jail

So I got a message from asshole a little while back asking for our address so that he could write the kiddo a letter. I called his mother and gave her our address. He wrote. The kiddo got a letter from his dad... There are things about this that are good and I do try to see the up sides to his efforts but at the same time PIKA and I are the ones that see the effect that asshole has on him when he pops up out of the blue after months of MIA. The poor kid starts to accept the fact that dad isn't calling anymore and then he pops back up again. Kiddo doesn't know how to feel about it and it hurts my heart so badly...
He's in jail till January and I know he'll be asking to see kiddo soon after his release but it'll be quite some time before I can let that happen... It'll take more than getting clean in jail to prove himself.