I got this same text in an e-mail today.
I remember getting a similar e-mail (but he girl’s name wasn’t Ashley) a little over a year ago.
I have tried to search on Snopes with no success; submitted to Snopes for review.
I like to think that thre is some truth to this letter to a spoiled granddaughter.
Please remember that Snopes is owned and operated by a husband/wife team who are life-long DEMOCRATS and fervid — or is that fetid? — OBAMA SUPPORTERS.