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| Handwritten letters/cards; Communication | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 9 2008, 08:56 AM (141 Views) | |
| ilm | Aug 9 2008, 08:56 AM Post #1 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Does anyone take the time to write out a letter or card? I don't mean type on the computer and then send. I think, but I could be wrong, there may be more misunderstandings and insults by using the computer to correspond. When one has to sit down with a pen, one may communicate differently. I don't know what happened, but from some of the posts, I see that some people got hurt on this forum. This is unfortunate, because I have been glad this forum is around, for an evening when I wanted to share about a company-wide layoff, and another time when I had to put my dog down. You guys were great, and it gave me such comfort. ILM |
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| Frank_W | Aug 9 2008, 09:17 AM Post #2 |
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I don't do it as often as I should, but I enjoy taking the time to compose a letter on good stationery, addressing, stamping, and mailing it. There's a certain elegance to it. Sadly, it's a dying art, and as I've used typewriters, word processors, and now computers, I've watched my penmanship really take a nosedive... :mellow: |
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| sue | Aug 9 2008, 10:46 AM Post #3 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I'm trying to do the handwritten notes (cards) more often. I know I really appreciate getting one in the mail, because it's become such a rare thing, and so I try to do the same. It seems so much more personal, and some situations really call for that, imo. Also, I love buying beautiful cards and matching them with the right person. But yeah, my handwriting, which was never a work of art, has really gone to the dogs.
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| justme | Aug 9 2008, 11:07 AM Post #4 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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ILM, I have to tell you that when we lost Denise, many many folks wrote handwritten notes to us. Mostly the notes were in cards but there's something about receiving something handwritten. It makes a person (IMHO) feel as if they are receiving a part of the sender. Some of the most special cards and notes we received were from folks on this forum. I'll only mention one because I can't mention them all. They all mean so much. I'll treasure them and I'm saving them for the boys. They've come from all over the US and from different parts of the world. Ballyhoo sent an awfully nice note from Australia. It meant the world to me that someone from a different hemisphere (that I've never met) would take the time to write the sweetest note to Noah and Adam. It had a koala bear on it and I'm saving it for when they get older. I'm hoping they'll be able to take it to school some day to show their friends. I've tried to send as many handwritten thank you notes that I can. It's been hard. Why? Because there's something so much more emotional that goes into a handwritten note than does an email or a typed note. All the handwritten notes I've written since Denise has died have had my heart poured into them. There's so many more I need to write but I can't when I have two toddlers running around. I'd be rushing them and they just wouldn't mean as much. Maybe it's because of what we're going through is so tragic but the handwritten cards and letters truly have meant the most to us. Asto people leaving this forum. I think most of us have left at one time or another but we mostly come back. There are so many people I miss. But such is the life on forums. I think if they feel a need to go, they should go. Whether their leaving in anger or whether they need to get on with real life makes no difference. They should just leave and then come back when they're ready. They should especially leave IMHO if they're that angry. Because if this place is doing that to them, then they shouldn't be there. Doesn't seem to be emotionally healthy. Again my opinion. I love this place. Always have. Even before Denise died. It's been very therapeutic for me through the years. You guys have seen me through many up and downs and my life has been pretty much an open book with y'all. Some people would consider that emotionally unhealthy. Oh well. I think you're all great. With the exception of when some of us bully, taunt and chase others who are not in agreement with our views away. I think that's sad and appalling and just downright wrong. Anyhow, I plan on continuing to handwrite notes as often as I can. Because now I know just how much they mean to people. They truly brighten up someone's day. The other day I received a postcard from Sarah Blueparrot! It really brightened my world. Sadly, I haven't written back. But I will! |
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| ivorythumper | Aug 9 2008, 11:25 AM Post #5 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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I hand write thank you notes, esp if I stay in someone's home as a guest. |
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| ilm | Aug 10 2008, 06:59 AM Post #6 |
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Middle Aged Carp
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Justme, Blessings to you, Justme. You and your family continue to be in my prayers. ILM |
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