He writes me love letters every day

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I love you, he writes. You’re pretty. You’re the best! My four year old son writes me the sweetest love letters everyday. Sometimes he draws me- tall with a big head, a ponytail, a wide smile, a narrow waist to die for, triangular skirt, and big hands and feet. I’m usually holding his hands in those drawings. And he is always as pleased as punch. My son writes me love letters everyday. On the wall. I’ve tried to dissuade him. I don’t punish him because I don’t want to smother his creativity, but I’ve bought copybooks, art materials, given him drawing books… I even set up a little easel for him to draw and paint. He used the copybooks to make paper planes and stick men, which he then put up on the wall. The drawing books and easel? They’re all blank. I think my son is headed for an illustrious career as an artist. I fear that his art may be graffiti only. I love his art, but I can see that it could be a bit messy to the objective eye. And I hate the fact that my elder sister keeps sniffing about my home and lecturing me about how she kept her children in line when they were his age. My sister’s coming by today, and I am dreading the visit. See, my son has been pretty busy of late, and I have been too- on myLot. I don’t feel like cleaning the walls today. Do you think I should just tell my sister to shut it? I just can’t think of punishing my son for writing on walls.