tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post8349362819940697392..comments2023-06-21T07:33:01.801-07:00Comments on What Fresh Hell is This?: My Pen Pallaura b.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-79440883120931529442008-04-23T10:03:00.000-07:002008-04-23T10:03:00.000-07:00Wow... shocking. And really nice for her mom to w...Wow... shocking. And really nice for her mom to write back, but likely also therapeutic for her.NoRegretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13240929627271129160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-76683591041207719602008-04-22T15:01:00.000-07:002008-04-22T15:01:00.000-07:00Churlita: In some ways it gets sadder as I get old...Churlita: In some ways it gets sadder as I get older and realize from my perspective how much life she missed out on.laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-54854744846296291072008-04-22T12:31:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:31:00.000-07:00That was pretty poignant. What a great post.That was pretty poignant. What a great post.Churlitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05018288474865559384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-75802160882088376772008-04-22T11:15:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:15:00.000-07:00Evil-E: I was sort of surprised when I realized I'...Evil-E: I was sort of surprised when I realized I'd never written about this.<BR/><BR/>AlienCG: Thank you. We were just about 24 when this happened, so I sometimes wonder what her life could have been like.<BR/><BR/>MrManuel: For me, letter writing is connected forever in my mind with this person and this time in my life.<BR/><BR/>Tara: Thanks for that. Sometimes I wish I were more inclined to still write letters, but in spite of my affection for them, I seldom do.<BR/><BR/>Daffy: Having a little group to send things round to is a really nice idea. It is a deeper way to connect somehow.<BR/>But, ah, don't get me started on teenagers right now! haha!<BR/><BR/>MrsBHW: It is always startling how one wrong choice can change everything forever.<BR/><BR/>Viki: There is something special about a personal envelope in the mail. Nowadays they are even encouraging people to send ecards instead of paper cards as an environmental effort, which is kind of reaching, isn't it?laura b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15086009761943858915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-44736304978713769272008-04-22T09:31:00.000-07:002008-04-22T09:31:00.000-07:00Yes, writing letters is out of fashion these days....Yes, writing letters is out of fashion these days. I love receiving letters more than any number of emails or text messages - letters are fun.Vikihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548620140498145675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-65477741392467905652008-04-22T05:38:00.000-07:002008-04-22T05:38:00.000-07:00That is so sad to hear.. I had friend when I was a...That is so sad to hear.. I had friend when I was a kid.. my parents and her folks were friends and she went and got pregnant a couple of times and did drugs... and now has HIV...I'm glad you still took the time to send Jill a card.. I'm sure her Mother really appreciated it..Mrs. Hairy Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953176969674262877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-62800849232317909982008-04-21T22:36:00.000-07:002008-04-21T22:36:00.000-07:00That was certainly a sobering read. Certainly mak...That was certainly a sobering read. Certainly makes you think though doesn't it. About lives and about choices. <BR/>I still letter write, through the blogs I have five girls I write to. We send eachother cards, little gifts like bookmarks and notelets. I see it as a extension to the interenet as opposed to a step back in time. It's like a deeper connection. I now have an idea of life in Philidelphia, California and Canada and I also share tales of what we have in common, the children, the teenage years (arghhhh) etc.<BR/>This was a really thought provoking entry Laura.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-87256190278093744252008-04-21T20:22:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:22:00.000-07:00I am so sorry, Laura!Sometimes I miss the days bef...I am so sorry, Laura!<BR/>Sometimes I miss the days before the internet when we expressed ourselves not only through written words but through print rather than typing.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16103812856035857566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-67922952890337410562008-04-21T19:40:00.000-07:002008-04-21T19:40:00.000-07:00Wow, that didn't end the way I expected it. Sorry...Wow, that didn't end the way I expected it. Sorry to hear about that. We truly have lost the art of letters though haven't we?MrManuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003292550689890179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-16642165708556014052008-04-21T18:07:00.000-07:002008-04-21T18:07:00.000-07:00I've always enjoyed the idea of letter writing. I...I've always enjoyed the idea of letter writing. It's more personal and there is a uniqueness to the written word.<BR/><BR/>I am truly to sorry to hear about your pen pal.AlienCGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159520066590679972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11494946.post-15001488750619288192008-04-21T16:03:00.000-07:002008-04-21T16:03:00.000-07:00Though you can send thoughts and words in the blin...Though you can send thoughts and words in the blink of an eye these days I know that hand written letters through the mail are always more personal and meaningful.<BR/><BR/>That was a bummer of a story. That was not the ending I was anticipating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com