<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Sithy Things]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[LC Aggie Sith]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://aggiesprite.wordpress.com/author/aggiesprite/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Letter to Someone From My&nbsp;Childhood]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I was never close to any childhood friends. I had a best friend in elementary growing up in Puerto Rico, but he ended up dating my cousin and breaking her heart with <em>another</em> childhood friend, whose dad was good friends with <em>my</em> dad, and and whose brother ended up marrying yet <em>another </em>cousin. Am I ever glad I was gone when all that stuff went down. Twenty-five years later, the drama is still going on. As for childhood friends here, I am still in touch with a few. Some have passed away, and others don&#8217;t have an internet life. But there is one friend that has been with me since I first saw him at the age of 8:</p>
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<p>Dear Snoopy,</p>
<p>I love you, and don&#8217;t ever change 😉</p>
<p>Love,</p>
<p>Me</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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