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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
why is this boy's letter colored in with a bunch of different colours?
If this is indeed the original letter I dont get why he coloured it in like that.
Its obvious from looking at it that it was originally done in pencil, but then coloured over.
I cant recall being nine, but I think your over the age when you would do something like this. I think he coloured it like that to try and act younger to get more sympathy.
Also this brings up the question: The boy could come to Canada, but the parents cant. would it be better for him to stay with his parents or be given up for adoption here in Canada?
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This child's education has been severely compromised, so the fact that he's nine doesn't mean much. Besides, nine-year-olds do do this kind of thing. Maybe you didn't, but some of them do. And he probably thought it looked nice, and didn't want to send a letter to the Prime Minister in boring old pencil.
I'm sure he's neither cynical nor sophisticated enough to "try to act younger to get more sympathy". And his parents weren't likely trying to make him look younger because he actually is young. What's the point of making a nine-year-old seem young?
Anyway, thinking about the logistics of this poor kid writing this letter from a maximum security prison is very unpleasant. I hope the bureaucrats can get him out of there and back into a normal environment, then do something for his parents.