The 7yo broke up for the summer last week and, as expected, he brought home a huge bag full of paper to add to the mountain already in the house.
He is particularly proud of his writing folder and he sat me down and read me every story and report. The folder also contained the originals of his persuasive letters (Can I have a hamster and I’m not cute)…
But, it turns out that there was a third letter, which I had been completely unaware of – and I have to assume that the school didn’t mail this one…!
So, at the risk of overload on persuasive letters, I simply couldn’t resist sharing this one too:
The thought of my son asking for healthy food in preference to ‘treats’ almost made me fall off my chair laughing.
And, I’m quite sure that Mr Obama has rather more important things to worry about!
[Update 22 June 2015: I am revisiting this old post for the From the Mouths of Babes linky, from the lovely Louise of Little Hearts Big Love. This is the last persuasive letter that my son wrote in 1st Grade, he certainly went out with a bang!]
I love this! Of all the things to ask for too! If he fancies adding a PS for Mr Obama to send all the gin my way too that would be fab ;)
I’ll make sure he adds that the next time he decides to write and ask Mr Obama for something :) I guess he thought healthy food might be a little more persuasive than ‘lots of chocolate and skylanders’!
I wonder if he thinks Mr Obama is daft enough to fall for it? Obesity in America completely sorted out! Hmmm…
I know!? I have to say this one had me in fits, but you can’t fault him for chancing his arm :)
He’s a clever one. Pretend he’s all sensible, infiltrates the camp and then lets rip with his real agenda. MP later on in life? Fab post
His negotiations skills are terrifying already – you can’t get anything past him! He’s always got his angle sorted, definitely a politician in the making!
I am LOVING this!! i love his style although i am sure he could have picked something better!!
Thanks for linking up with #PoCoLo xx
I know – makes me wonder what he thinks I feed him…
Awww that’s a fantastic letter!!
Thanks :)
This is brilliant! Love that the first thing he would do is sort out some healthy food!
Because he never gets any at home… Hmm?!
Haha! that is so funny! He’s telling you he doesn’t want Mc Donalds or Taco Bell for dinner anymore you need to give him a nice healthy salad, BAD MOM! (Yeah right!) ;-)
I know – I’m clearly failing in the home cooked food stakes… In his eyes anyway! Did make me laugh :)
Lol! That’s brilliant. Kids think of the strangest things.
I have popped over from #pocolo
They do indeed! No more chicken nuggets for him!
Haha this is brilliant! I’d love to have seen the teachers faces when tey read this and I would particularly have love this to have ended up getting to Obama! Brilliant! #ftmob
Hahaha how clever. I love this. Olivia said: Please can you tell him to send a copy to the Prime Minister too? ;)
#FTMOB
Ha! I’ll pass on the message :)
Oh this made me laugh! He really has skills! Not sure Mr Obama would believe him on the healthy food front though. #ftmob xx
No, I don’t either :)
Ha I love this series! I don’t think you can have an overload of these letters! Smart kid you have there :)
My younger son goes into 1st Grade after the summer, I’m looking forward to a new batch!
Oh Sara, this is wonderful and really made me chuckle! Not quite the reason I would expect kids to want to be able to rule their parents – my two would almost certainly be demanding chocolate rather than healthy food! Brilliant – thanks for sharing this with #ftmob :-)
I know, I suspect he thought he was being clever…!