**foward note**this is a letter to my little brother, jacob. I hope I can reach out to him before it is too late.
*also...I wrote this about a year ago and I had sent to him on myspace, just thought I would share with my readers on here*
Jacob,
I know you will probably think this is whack or whatever, but I am just trying to be real with you. I know that you are hurting inside, that many people have hurt you in your life and that maybe you feel like no one cares about you. But just know that I do care for you. You are my brother and I love you and I always will. You will forever be that little kid with the big head to me.
And about your anger, no one in our house deserves it. I am tired of feeling like I can't go home because all I have to go home to is a place of violence and hate. You really scare me sometimes. I understand that you are angry with this world, angry at mom, angry at dad, maybe even angry with me...but everyone gets mad, so just deal with it. Grow up and be an adult about it, cause punching the wall is childish and is not going to change anything. You need to understand that all this added stress in taking its toll on our family, and it is pulling us apart. All anyone truly has in this world is family. Who else do you have to fall back on...your friends??? Cause you will be lucky to find atleast one true friend in your life, but you will always have your family. It is a permanment bond, its blood.
And all these bad choices you are making right now. I know that you are smarter than that. Don't you know that what you do now effects your future. I know that you do not like school, but you should just go. Just get it over with and then you will never have to go to it again. And the drugs, I just don't get it. Thats not a smart choice on your behalf. Honestly you are better than that and you should want better for yourself. I know I want the best for you, and to be proud of you. I want you to graduate. I want you to achive all that you can and live a sucessfull life. But at the rate you are going now, all its leading to is to a life of crime and being in and out of jail. Is that what you want??? If so, keep on doing what you are doing.
I can't change who you are. And no matter what I say or do I know it probably won't change a thing, but I figured it was worth a try. Maybe one day you will see how it is and change for the better. I know you will. I have faith that you will. So just know that I do love you and that is why I wrote this.
With love, your big sis_Veronica