Sabrina writes to Sandy - Tuesday WE character profile writing exercise

Dear Sandy,

I saw what them other people said about me. Dang. I always remind everybody of somebody else. I mean, that’s okay when they say I look like movie star or remind them of their favorite cousins or something but sometimes I wish people could see me. You know what I mean? Of course you do. But do you think you can make other people know what I mean?

Don’t get me wrong, I love my kids to death but I’m tired of being somebody’s mother, or somebody’s ex old lady. At least I ain’t Stacy’s little sister any more but that’s only because I stay away from her and her negative friends. Who knows. They might still call me that behind my back but that’s better than what they called me to my face to make me stop going around them in the first place.

Can you make me look good in your story? I don’t mean just look cute, but let people know I ain’t stupid? A lot of people think because I talk fast, care about how I look, and laugh all the time that means I’m an airhead and I don’t care about nothing. You know that’s not true, so can you find some way to write me up and make them see all of me? You know when I talk I just say the first thing that comes to my head. Maybe you can write up some of the things that don’t get there first.

One reason I want that team mom thing is so the other mothers will have to talk to me. I mean, I guess they could just shove their money in my hand and snatch the pictures from me but I don’t think they’re that rude. Some of them might talk to me a little bit and find out I’m not too bad.

I don’t mean to be bossy. Just thought I’d ask if you could help a little. It’s okay if you want to do something different. I’ll understand. Shoot. I change my mind all the time so I can’t expect nobody else not to do it.

Love ya!

Sabrina

p.s. Do I have to do that list thing?

ONE STOP SHOPPING - HERE'S SABRINA'S LIST

1. It took me forever to count the magnets on my refrigerator since that’s what I collect. I have thirty-six but most of them ain’t anything special like you buy at the store. Four are calendars that came off the phone books. I didn’t get four books. My neighbor didn’t want the magnets that came on hers so I said I’d take them because the kids are always wanting to hang their coloring up. A bunch more are advertisements from different places, mostly restaurants. The city sent out one big magnet with 9-1-1 on it like anybody forgets that number and some other numbers they think we need to keep in front of our faces in case we don’t want to call 9-1-1 I guess. Who’s going to dial the fire department instead of just calling 9-1-1? Three are little frames the kids gave me for Mother’s Day with their pictures in them. You don’t want to know the rest do you? I hate to type and I would have to take them all down and bring them in here to list them. Take my word for it they aren’t anything exciting likes pictures of the cities and countries I took vacations in.

1. I need everything from the grocery right now but mostly milk, cereal, and Sunny

1. The Bachelor. I wrote in and asked them to pick one that wants a family next time.

1. Hannah Montana. It was awesome but now my girls want everything they see with her name on it.

1. What I like most about myself ain’t what other people like most about me. I like being friendly.

1. If I could change one thing about me it would be the way I fall in love to easy.

1. Ain’t much that scares me except the usual things like snakes and spiders. Sometimes I’m scared we might have a war here but I mostly try not to think about scary things.

1. Ice cream.