Zan: 7 years

Dear Zan,

Seeing as how your sister turned five a few days ago, I figured I should finally write the letter I’ve been planning to write you since your birthday last month. Sorry, dude; through no fault of your own, your seventh birthday took place smack dab in the midst of The Great Clusterf**k of 2010 (and please note my use of not just one, but two asterisks back there … because I am a responsible parent who believes blatant use of the “F” word should be avoided when writing to a 7-year-old. Take that, people who think I’m not fit to raise children!).
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