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I've been doing various and sundry little writing exercises in the hopes of getting in the habit of writing more often, as well as improving my writing. The first one I found interesting was about perspective shifting. The task is to take a Dear Abby style letter and turn the perspective around - write it as if it was written by the subject of the letter. What would be their take on the situation? How would they feel? How might they express themselves?

I've tended to mimic the original structure of the letters just for balance, but that's not necessarily necessary.

Dear Miss Manners

My 20-year-old daughter was recently married. She is also pregnant. One of the guests at the wedding gave a gift of Pampers and baby wipes. I was simply livid. It was such poor taste. I would like to know what is an appropriate response to this obvious slight.

Dear Miss Manners

I was recently invited to a big, fancy white wedding. The bride has been living with the groom for years, and is visibly pregnant, but still wanted to have her fairy tale wedding complete with massive pile of gifts. The registry included a vast array of fancy crystal and expensive linens, but I can't help but feel with a baby on the way, a more practical gift might be in order - what do you think?