Monologue by Tiffany Sweet (was age 15, now age 5 months), recorded September 15, 2000:

"Out of the blue, my parents announced that they had adopted a cute little 4-year-old girl named Taffy. And while Taffy seemed all cuteness and giddiness, I saw her encroaching on my turf. I was an only child, and got all the attention. But this intruder was getting most of the doting from my parents. I had to stop it.

"After I was told I - a teenager - would now share my room with Taffy, I confronted her and told her what the law would be. I would be the top child, and she would stay out of my things and out of my way. I added that I didn't like her. Taffy looked sad and said, 'Can't you be a nice big sister?' I said, 'No!' Taffy then said she's let me in on a secret. She said she was an adult witch turned into a child as punishment by the Nether Court. Her sentence was 15 years, just enough to grow up again. And she'd be most helpful to me if I'd be her adoring big sister. My reaction was that this was nonsense and that what said earlier goes. To emphasize the point, I swatted her tiny fanny.

"Looking hurt, Taffy wailed and thrust out her hands. And suddenly, as the above photo shows, I wasn't a teenager any more. Smiling now, Taffy said, 'I cannot use my power to override my punishment, but I can use it on others. If you won't be my loving big sister, I'll be your loving big sister.'

"What bothers me more than not being a teenager is that nobody ­ not even my parents ­ remember that I ever was a teenager. Everyone knows me only as Taffy's darling baby sister. And because my physical skills regressed with my age, I cannot verbalize this fact to anyone. And each day, I remember less of my old life than before. But what really bugs me is Taffy's insistence of helping my parents care for me. Nobody more ardently insists that I finish my bottle than she does!"


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