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: To Young Girls and Women across North America, : In the drawer of the night table beside my bed, I still have a letter : my mom wrote to me one evening. Every so often, I read it. And : sometimes, I write back to her. She can't read the letters I write : her though, because a few years ago, she died. Even if she was still : here with me, though, I don't know if I'd give her the letters. And I : doubt I'd ever be able to tell her in words all the things I write on : paper. I'd be afraid she'd get upset, or be disappointed in me. : A little while ago, all this made me wonder, was I the only girl who : had things to say to her mom, but couldn't find the words? I couldn't : possibly be. There had to be other girls out there like me. Or girls : completely different from me. Do you have a letter in your night : table? Or maybe just in your heart? Here's your chance to write it : down. : "Dear Mom: Letters to our Mothers about the things we couldn't say" : will be a book of letters from girls, aged 9 to 25, across Canada and : the USA : to their mothers -- living or not. I will give proceeds from the sales : of the book to cancer research, because if there had been a cure for : cancer, maybe my mom would still be alive and with me today. But : first, I need your help. : If you'd like the chance to write your mom a letter telling her : everything you can't say to her in person, here is your chance. The : topics are endless: : - Is your mom your role model and you want to tell her why? -Were you : adopted and want to write to write to your birth mother, or do you : want to let the mom that adopted you know that you consider her to be : your real mom? : - Are you upset that your mom smokes, drinks or uses drugs? : - Do you have a secret -- maybe you were d, had an abortion, have : depression, an eating disorder, are a , feel like a failure, : feel the pressure to succeed, feel neglected, want to leave home, : want to move back home? : - Or like me, did your mom die before you got the chance to tell her : everything you wanted to say? : Letters that are honest and specific have the best chance of being : published. Include your age, race, nationality, religion, in what : part of North America you live and/or any details of your life that will : make your letter more meaningful. If your letter is selected, you can : request only your first name be used, for your privacy. If you have : something to say, type your letter today and send it, along : with your name (for verification), age, address, phone number : and/or email address, to: : email: enchanted@canada.com : Your letter will remain in total confidentiality, read only by me, : until you are notified whether or not it will be included in the : book. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and please : send it to any girls you think would like to be a part of this : project.

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