Dear Miss Peapod,
Bathing you last night reminded me I need to teach you about corners. As I was lathering the cloth that would scrub away the problems of the day, I was reminded of my own father at bathtime. He would take the rag, place the center in the palm of his strong hand, and rotate it so that every corner oozed with suds. He would proceed to polish us all and make us appear new again, ready to take on the world the next morning. If he wouldn't have covered all the corners, a piece of us would have gotten missed, and he knew how important it was to not cut the corners. So, I share with you now my sweet girl, don't cut the corners in life. Don't try to take the shortcut, there's no telling what you might miss along the way. You may get dirty along the way, but I can guarantee you will learn from the experience, wash yourself of the bad, and embrace life with the same patience your PawPaw took to polish yourself like new again.
I love you my shiny pod,
Mom
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