Box 312
Minneapolis, MN, T0A 0T0
September 3, 1990
Dear Dad,
Thanks a lot for screwing up my life, my life is based on fighting all the time because of you hitting me. Why do you always hit me, you’re supposed to love me and talk with me when I’m in trouble or having problems, you don’t just hit me because of it. And why do you always get drunk all of the time and get so angry at me over really stupid things and now whenever someone makes me mad I beat them up as hard as I can to let out my anger.
I am having lots of problems with my life right now and am scared even to come home because I think after this stuff with circle justice you will beat the crap out of me. I hope you will stop this because if you don’t I will have to tell someone and I don’t think you would like it if I did that.
I wrote this to you because I would like you to know all the bad things that you have caused me throughout my life. And maybe when you see this you will see that it is causing me harm and distrust and I can’t handle it no more.
I would like it if you would write back to me ASAP. Good bye.
Sincerely yours,
Cole Mathews
cole
Minneapolis, MN, T0A 0T0
September 3, 1990
Dear Dad,
Thanks a lot for screwing up my life, my life is based on fighting all the time because of you hitting me. Why do you always hit me, you’re supposed to love me and talk with me when I’m in trouble or having problems, you don’t just hit me because of it. And why do you always get drunk all of the time and get so angry at me over really stupid things and now whenever someone makes me mad I beat them up as hard as I can to let out my anger.
I am having lots of problems with my life right now and am scared even to come home because I think after this stuff with circle justice you will beat the crap out of me. I hope you will stop this because if you don’t I will have to tell someone and I don’t think you would like it if I did that.
I wrote this to you because I would like you to know all the bad things that you have caused me throughout my life. And maybe when you see this you will see that it is causing me harm and distrust and I can’t handle it no more.
I would like it if you would write back to me ASAP. Good bye.
Sincerely yours,
Cole Mathews
cole
Minneapolis, MN, T0A 0T0
September 5, 1991
Dear Dad
I have now just got off the island and I want to say some stuff to you. Mom told me about you when you were my age that your parents beat you to. Your dad beat you up when you were bad but that doesn’t mean that you have to do it. Don’t get as stupid and low as you father because it does hurt me just as much as it hurts you. He might of thought it was right but it’s not and I think that you should go to the island.
If you went to the island maybe you could lose your anger just as I did it also would help with your drinking and would make mom feel a whole lot better. You could do the same things as I could like carry the ancestor rock up a big long hill and let out the anger at the top of the hill. You could soak in the pond and use the anger stick. I think it would really help and I forgive you for what you did because I know what it’s like.
Hope to hear back from you soon .
Sincerely yours,
Cole Matthews
Cole
By Brady
September 5, 1991
Dear Dad
I have now just got off the island and I want to say some stuff to you. Mom told me about you when you were my age that your parents beat you to. Your dad beat you up when you were bad but that doesn’t mean that you have to do it. Don’t get as stupid and low as you father because it does hurt me just as much as it hurts you. He might of thought it was right but it’s not and I think that you should go to the island.
If you went to the island maybe you could lose your anger just as I did it also would help with your drinking and would make mom feel a whole lot better. You could do the same things as I could like carry the ancestor rock up a big long hill and let out the anger at the top of the hill. You could soak in the pond and use the anger stick. I think it would really help and I forgive you for what you did because I know what it’s like.
Hope to hear back from you soon .
Sincerely yours,
Cole Matthews
Cole
By Brady