This is an idea that I got from a friend of mine, over on pweb. Writing a note to an anonymous person:
e.g.) Dear You, Thank-you for being there for me and putting up with me. I really appreciate it.
~me
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
I really like this thread. I think it's a beautiful idea. I know I'll be using it if I have something to say to someone. Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
I'll bite.
Dear you,
You contribute so much to Hatrack, what with your sense of humour and approach to life. Even when you're angry or upset, you manage to do that with humour. You're terrific!
quiddy Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Dear you, Thanks for keeping my secret. I owe you one! Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :
Question: do you mean writing to an anonymous Hatrack person, or just anyone in general?
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Dear you, that's a gray area.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Dear you,
I wish you gave yourself credit for what a wonderful person you are. You shouldn't sell yourself short.
Also, you were in one of my dreams. Watching.
It was kind of creepy. Next time, can you at least be drinking or something? Or maybe dancing. I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Love,
Me
Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
Dear You,
I've been a lousy friend to you the last couple of weeks. I'm sorry.
I have no excuses. Things just got...busy.
I'll do better, I promise.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Love, Me
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Great idea.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear you,
I promise not to waste your time today. Or tomorrow.
Or ever.
Love,
Me
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Dear You,
Get better soon.
I love you.
Love, Me
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Dear You:
You make me smile
from Me
Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :
Dear you,
You've always been a great friend, even though I've never met you in real life. I really want to thank you. You defended me, despite the lack of facts, numerous times.
Your frienly neighborhood.....oh yeah...I'm not Spiderman,
SteveRogers a.k.a. Captain America
Edit: Can anyone guess who I'm talking to?
[ April 18, 2005, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Dear You,
I love you, and I wish I could help you realize what a wonderful person you really are. Also, I hope that things start to go better for you soon, because you don't deserve to be as unhappy as you are.
Love,
Me
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
{grunt} my Dear You letter would be kind of nasty... there's a couple people at work that could really use some anonymous notes telling them about certain issues...
Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :
Dear You, I wish you would feel better about yourself and stop letting people get you down. I love you because you're wonderful.
-me
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear You,
I think you are the first people to tell me, when I'm hungry, that I'm not allowed to eat something...I'm not sure what to think of that...
~me
[ April 19, 2005, 01:36 AM: Message edited by: ReikoDemosthenes ]
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Dear you two, Post that ____-boy thread at your peril. You have been warned...
An Army of Me
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Dear you two,
Thanks for cheering me up last night. You are good friends.
Hugs,
Me
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear You,
I'm sorry for the idiotic way I behaved and reacted to what you said. This just goes to prove how much wiser you are than me, for handling this so well. I can be a handful sometimes, and I know that, and I appreciate the number of times you've completely ignored that and payed attention to me anyway. Thank you for understanding, as you always do.
Love, Me
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Dear you,
Thanks for being such a devoted, loving, and fun person. Take life easy! Stop feeling guilty for everything that happens to the people you help and work with!
Love, Me
(By the way, "You" isn't a hatracker...is that a violation of the rules?)
[ April 20, 2005, 03:26 AM: Message edited by: Beanny ]
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
Dear You,
I miss you.
Love, Me.
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Dear You,
I am always wondering if I made the right choice not to come back this year, I know that there are many benefits to staying here, but I will miss you so much! I promise to visit, but I know it won't be the same.
I love you.
~ Me
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Pssst...Beanny...if you don't tell us, we won't know.
-Trevor
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
quote: (By the way, "You" isn't a hatracker...is that a violation of the rules?)
absolutely not! this thread is for you to write to anyone and everyone you wish...for those who will guess right away to those who will never see it...
Dear You, *sighs* ~me
Posted by Beanny (Member # 7109) on :
Dear you,
I wanted to apologize for the way I acted in the past couple weeks. I was bitchy and nasty, and you didn't deserve it. Sorry.
Love, me
Posted by ambyr (Member # 7616) on :
As much as I hate to break the trend of happy notes. . . .
Dear you,
Acknowledging that you've screwed up is the first step, but it doesn't mean much if you don't show any regret or sympathy.
Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :
Hope for the future is always a happy note.
-Trevor
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Dear you,
The only way we have to communicate is by E-mail. I don't want to stay just an E-mail read on leasure time. For me, your answers are like a dope. When i read it i feel better, for a few time. Then happen tremble, sweat and terror. I don't want continue like this. It's my last E-mail... Since your next answer.
I love you.
me.
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Dear You, I am concerned about the number of dreams I'm having about you. Last night was amazing.
Signed, me.
Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :
Dear you,
I've run out of meaningful things to say to you, and no longer feel a need to try.
Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :
Dear You,
Sometimes people just grow apart. People change. And not always in ways that won't break apart the friendship. I accept this as a fact of life. I wish you wouldn't make such a big deal out of it. I'm sorry we can't be friends forever, but I'm not the same person that I was. For that, I will not apologize.
Sincerely, Me
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Dear You,
I'm sorry I lied, even if you don't really see it that way. I feel horrible about what I've done and I apologize. I'll be there next time. I shouldn't make promises I'm not sure I can keep.
Love, Me.
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Dear You,
It's been so good to get to know you a little better. You've made me feel like you care about getting to know me and that means a lot.
Love, Me
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Dear you,
You're the reason I came back to hatrack! (((you))) I missed you so much.
Love, me.
Posted by gossip (Member # 4849) on :
Dear you,
I'm jealous of you. I've often tried to email you, and realized I have no connection in anyway to you, despite my admiration of you, and quickly deleted the email. You're a great person, that people love and talk to, and sometimes I find myself wanting that for myself.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
(If we're doing this for people who won't see it...)
Dear You,
I thought about you a lot this week. I don't know, something about all the stresses of the week, and auditions that determine where I'll be, and where my life is headed... six months ago, spending time with you would have been a good reason for me to stay here. Now, during auditions, I can't help but constantly think about that.
I miss you. I just hope that, wherever you are, you realize that. I really miss you. And I love you. Sometimes it's more difficult to handle than others. This is one of those times. I just wanted to let you know how much I miss you.
Love, Me
Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :
Dear You, I wish you'd stop getting mad at me and questioning my motives for doing nice things for you. And I wish you'd stop doubting that I'm your friend and asking me everyday if I still am. And I wish you'd stop taking my picture..before I'm forced to kill you.
--angry me
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Dear you, Thanx for being a fatherfigure on the nets.
Love, me
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
Dear you, Am I the only one who secretly wonders if all the good vibes to "you" refer to me, even when it's impossible?
And is glad I'm not one of the jerks getting the criticism?
Me Posted by The Pixiest (Member # 1863) on :
Dear You,
Sorry for giving you such a hard time. Yeah, we disagree a lot but we're more alike on many things than either of us will admit. I'm sorry for being at your throat so much. I don't really hate you.
Me.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You two:
That really hurt my feelings. Not only did I have an asthma attack, but you swearing at me really, really was uncalled for. If someone talked to your mother or sister like that, how would you feel? I didn't do anything but ask you to stop doing something illegal because it was aggrivating a health condition. It wasn't beause you're black, or because you're young (not much younger than me, btw!) or because you're not rich (if you have money to spare on those poisons, you've got more money than I do), or for any other reason than that I have asthma! I think I was well within my rights to ask, and I tried to be polite. If I wasn't polite, I apologize, but I really think I was. When did common courtesy die? Do you take pride in having no manners? And following me off the train when I chose not to talk to you any more, but simply to leave, was also very not cool. You're lucky there wasn't a DART cop around, or I might have reported you. Not to be vindictive, but because when you act like that, you're a danger to society, and because you endangered my health. I had to walk six blocks home after I got off the train; it's lucky I'd had time to mostly get the asthma under control by then. There's a reason for rules sometimes, and maybe you shouldn't disregard them without respect for others.
-Me
Posted by Desdemona (Member # 7100) on :
Dear You;
I'm so sorry for falling out of touch with you. I ought to be shot for what I have done to you, but you still support me through everything. Thank you so much for calling me today, and supprting me. You deserve something, but I don't know what it is. Next time I see you, you get the first tackle hug.
Love Me
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
quote:Am I the only one who secretly wonders if all the good vibes to "you" refer to me, even when it's impossible?
And is glad I'm not one of the jerks getting the criticism?
*raises hand* I'm reading this and thinking, "Wow, everyone is so nice to me!"
[ April 21, 2005, 11:08 AM: Message edited by: katharina ]
Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
Dear You;
Thanks for taking the time to carry my bag and give me moral support. I was standing in the middle of the bookstore trying to move even though I was sore all over from using crutches and I just wanted to sit down and rest. Then, when I made it outside and saw the rain, you didn't just leave me there, you got soaking wet to talk me down the ramp, into my building, into the elevator, and safely to my classroom. Twenty minutes late to my final, but my professor seemed to understand as soon as he saw me. Thank you so much for doing that for me.
Love, Me.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear you,
I wish you had acknowledged my birthday. I know it sounds petty and trivial, but you are Brother Dearest and it would have been a nice thing to do. You could have responded to at least one of my voicemails over the past two days. Or emailed me or IMed me or something. I like hearing from you, even if the day isn't a special one.
I also really hope you're not dead or severely injured, because then I'll be guilty in addition to upset. So don't be a jerk and fracking talk to me. Please.
I miss you. A lot. And I know I'm not the only person who'd like to hear from you - the entire world doesn't hate you.
Love,
Sis.
Posted by Lurker-Girl (Member # 7802) on :
Dear You,
Enjoy the silence.
--Me
<Edited for content >
[ December 27, 2005, 01:27 PM: Message edited by: Lurker-Girl ]
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Dear You,
I feel like it's been so long since we've talked, or seen each other, and it used to be an everyday thing, i'm hoping you're ok, happy and I'll see you soon so it can be back to the good old days, I really mis those.
Love,
Me
Posted by DocCoyote (Member # 5612) on :
Dear you,
I wish you believed me when I told you that it's possible to have a crush on someone you've loved for so long.
I wish you'd sing more. It drives me nuts (in a very good way) to hear your beautiful voice.
Love you, Me
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Dear you,
I stoped to write to you. You received only my E-mails for our community, and you personnaly responded to me. If i answer you i know i'll re fall in love with you. You said you like me but don't love. I don't want you say it again. I would like to forget all the past tree months. I would like to lose all our mementtos, all the good instants we have together. I would like... But i cannot. I love you, dareling. I love you, that why i attempt to stop to write you each day as i did, as you did too. I want to escape from you.
Love,
me.
[ April 23, 2005, 07:09 PM: Message edited by: Choobak ]
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Dear you,
I'm tired and stressed and when I get that way I also get self-centered, insensitive and just plain stupid. I'm sorry for this...
Jim-Me
Edit to someone else: Dear You,
Learn to shut your damn mouth once in a while. Not everything you find funny is worth saying aloud. How many times do you have to do this before you learn? Do you just enjoy stepping on the toes of people who care about you and reveling in everyone's misery (including your own)? What more evidence do you need to prove you are stupid, short-sighted, and lazy?
No wonder people say they are glad you're gone. I would be, too, if I could rid myself of you.
[ September 21, 2005, 02:56 PM: Message edited by: Jim-Me ]
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear You,
I am afraid to try to talk with you until you initiate conversation or e-mail me...and...it seems like you never will...please tell me that this isn't goodbye forever...
sadly, me
Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :
Dear you, stop taking advantage of me. It's really, really starting to rub me the wrong way. Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Dear You,
I'm sick of being thrown aside. If you won't take my feelings into consideration, I won't consider yours.
Me
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
Dear You,
I can't talk to you without getting angry anymore. I don't want to, but the only way I can handle it is to ignore you. I'm sorry.
Me.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear You,
Remember what I said last time? Screw it. I hope you are dead. Then you'd have a valid reason. I'm horribly irrational in my anger right now, but quite frankly, I don't give a flying frack. I'm sick and tired of you - or rather the lack of you.
You're more a sibling to me than my own sister most of the time - even though I've only known you a year - and I wish you'd fracking act like it. I wish I could hate you, but you are, after all, my brother. I'm angry at and sad with you, and I wish I could tell you and have you acknowledge it.
As it is, I'll just stew and wait for your perfectly crafted excuse.
Love,
Me
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Dear Y'all.
Just tell me to shut up. I swear I'll probably not hate you ner nothing.
Love me.
Also,
Dear Sir and Madam,
I am a bad student. Please do not fail me. Thank you.
Love me.
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear Miss Alice,
A cheshire cat smiles the most when he is pleased with his malice. A face without a smile is more trustworthy than a smile without a face, because you never know for what it is smiling.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear you, (I seem to be writing a lot of these... but this one's to someone new!)
I wish you had made that offer a month ago when it would have actually influenced my decision. I am very loathe to pass up full funding for grad school, but at this point, not even funding can change my mind.
I think. I need to hear from my parents first, but I have a feeling they're going to tell me to stick with my decision, no matter the cost.
Sorry,
Me.
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear You,
Thank-you
~me
Posted by mothertree (Member # 4999) on :
Dear you, Is there any requirement that these notes actually concern someone on Hatrack? Just curious. If so, would the addressee of Carrie's note about the full funding please email me? Thanks, Me
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Dear you, Thank you for all your help in the last several months. We are very greatful. Hope to one day be able to pass it on to someone else in need.
Love, Me
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Dear you,
Last saturday, i realised my love with you was over. You are not the woman i saw the first time, and we couldn't live together.
I am returning to my solitude, alone.
Adieu,
me
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear You,
Thank you for your friendship all of last week. I don't think I deserved it, considering the way I've treated you over the past year. You put a great deal of time and effort into me, and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. I'm glad we've managed to keep our friendship alive, despite certain differences... or rather, you managed to keep it alive.
I hope it just continues to grow, having you as a friend is very dear to me, and I don't want to lose it again.
Love, Me
Posted by Megan (Member # 5290) on :
Dear you,
You keep trying to talk to me, and I don't know what to make of it. I'm not opposed to be acquaintances again, but I doubt I could ever trust you enough to be your friend--certainly not enough to see you in person again. I know the saying is "Forgive and forget." I've managed the first part, but the last part will never happen. You don't get to treat me the way you did and then be all buddy-buddy down the road. It doesn't work that way. It's not that you're unredeemable (although some of my friends might think so); it's just that you're not a person I want in my life. Your potential for control over me is far too great.
Me
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear you,
I'm so sorry that I took so long in writing you. I hope it makes it on time. Again, I'm really, really sorry and I'll try to write sooner next time.
~me
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Dear You,
Thank you for always knowing me better than I know myself. Also, that is annoying. Stop it.
Love, Me
Posted by Shigosei (Member # 3831) on :
Dear You,
I'll always look back on those years with fondness and joy. I learned to be happy, and to feel wanted, and to make friends. Thanks for always making sure I was included.
Love, Me
Posted by Jhai (Member # 5633) on :
Dear You, I know that I'm not what you were expecting or hoping for. And I know I'm not perfect, and that my medical issues complicate things in a lot of ways. But I don't think you should decide for someone else before even meeting me.
Give me the benefit of the doubt, and I'll try to win you over when we do meet. And don't make him choose, because, even though he will choose you, he won't thank you for it.
Me
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Dear you,
*Hugs.*
Love, Me
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear You,
I miss you so much. I know you won't see this, but I think about you all the time. Especially with current events that are really weighing hard on you and your family. I just wish I could be there beside you.
All my love, Me
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
Dear You,
I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.
...
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Dear you,
Stop calling me and hanging up. It's sick!
38573356
Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :
Dear you,
I spend all my time to seek you. Where are you ? When do i meet you ?
Love, me.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
I kind of like this idea. I'm going to give it a try:
Dear You,
I'm concerned about you. I hope that when you have troubles, you look for support both here on Hatrack, and out in the real world, where there are real people who can actually give you real help. All those parentheses (hugs) may be comforting, but in the end, it is not going to solve your problem. I'm rooting for you.
Take care, Me
Posted by Stray (Member # 4056) on :
Dear You,
I feel like you're withdrawing yourself from me. Like you think I've found someone who can take your place, and now you're free to disappear. That isn't true. I love you and miss you and I want you to stay with me forever.
Love, Me
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Dear me,
I can't believe I'm resurrecting this thread with a pathetic post.
Mine truly, Me
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Dear you know who you are,
I asked you to do it four days ago.
You said yesterday that you'd done it, but you obviously haven't.
I really need it to get done. Or I'm going to get mad.
-Me
Posted by Enigmatic (Member # 7785) on :
Dear You,
I don't think that it changed anything, but you seem to be acting different now. I hope everything's okay.
Later, Me
Posted by ShadowPuppet (Member # 8239) on :
..oh my...
here goes nothing
Dear You Do you remember when you said I was like a brother to you? How I had said you were like a sister to me? I don't know about you, but I meant it with every ounce of my existence. Now I don't even know you, how far you've drifted, it's as if after *her* you just gave up on life. I know how much it hurt you, God it nearly killed me and I had nothing to do with it, but this is too much. The drugs, the alcohol, the casual sex (yes I know about all of it) it's a small town dear, you can't walk across the street without me knowing about it. Threats? You threatened to have him shot? Then you were suprised when he had a car circling your house watching for you to make a move. What do you just expect him to sit around while you do someting drastic and stupid? He was right to leave you, friend, you threw away everything good you had going, for what? for "fun"? Your "fun" sickens me. I'm so worried about you, and I know you couldn't give two s**ts about me. How long until I read your name in the obituaries? How long until I mourn your death as well?
Sincerely never coming back your dead brother
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
(and now for something completely different)
Dear you,
WOO!!! Thankyouthankyouthankyou!!! I'm a TA!!! I honestly had no idea this was coming, and I'm sorry I don't have my passport with me, but I promise it's coming! You're giving me full tuition AND money on top of it! I'm SO excited! Spending four hours a day in Latin class this summer was actually WORTH something!!!
You're my new favourite person in the ENTIRE WORLD!!!!
Love,
A Very Happy Me
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Dear You, I've never lived with anyone who was a stranger to me before. I am very afraid to have a roomate I don't know. Especially now that I have a cool boyfriend who bought me an Xbox, a Tivo, a computer, and a big tv. Please, you, don't steal my stuff or kill me or hurt my dog. I am very afraid of you...but I like your rent money.
Sincerely, Me
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear you,
I almost take it all back. I don't know what I'm doing! I've never taught a class before! I don't even know what the class IS! I'm still excited, but this is a crapload to take in during one day.
I hope I can figure it out. Now.
Love,
Me
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
Dear You,
It's ten years to the day tonight. I don't know what made me think of it.
I miss you.
I still have all your letters, you know that? They're in a box in the closet in Sophie's room. Christy's read them all, although I'll admit to feeling really weird -- nervous and twitchy and self-conscious -- when I found out she'd done it.
I'm sorry. I'm so incredibly sorry. I should have known, and I didn't. I should have done a lot of things differently that night, and I didn't.
I'm not mad at you anymore, if that's any consolation. I feel a little guilty sometimes that things are going so well for me, for the most part; money's occasionally tight nowadays and I'm a little stressed, but I married somebody wonderful (who wears pink(!) sometimes; don't ask me how that happened) and have a daughter who makes my heart grow a full size every day just by being. I'm still in computers; the world hasn't exactly beaten down my door to demand access to my poetry, and my dabbling in poli-sci has gelled into apathy. I've added two inches to my waistline, and they've got me on medication now that costs more per month -- even after insurance -- than I was paying in rent back when you knew me. Heck, I'm paying more per week for Sophie's daycare than either of us were paying for rent, and it hasn't bankrupted me yet. It's weird to be middle-aged. I don't feel it, except when I start to think about how incredibly middle-aged I am.
I thought for a long time that I'd be dead by 30. We used to laugh about it. It was so incredibly far-away; it was something impossible. You once told me it was unfair that people had to be 35 to run for President, because souls dried up like raisins around the age of 28.
I would love to be talking to you like this over coffee. I would love it. Sophie would be struggling to unscrew the top of her sippy cup; your new pin-striped husband and my pink-wearing wife would be chatting in the kitchen about the impact of nitrogen runoff on the fishing industry in the Gulf of Mexico. You could tell me how awful it was to find your first grey hairs in the mirror.
You will never have grey hair. Never. Your soul will never, ever, have the chance to dry up like a raisin. And you'll never have to worry about whether or not I'm sufficiently liberal to deserve your vote for the presidency.
Okay, I guess I lied. I'm still mad at you. That was stupid.So freakin' stupid. What was I supposed to do by that point -- and was this really how you expected things to turn out?
My life sucked, too. And ten years later, I have even more problems -- and bigger problems than I had the last time we talked. But I'm happy, as impossible as I remember it seemed to us then.
I don't know whether you would have wound up happy. I can't tell. I don't think we would have been happy together; we had that discussion already, back when it was actually possible to have discussions. But you were smart and beautiful and as sharp a wit as I've met to this day, and I'm pretty sure you could have found something amusing to pass the time. And you were young. God. We felt so decrepit, so old, a decade ago. We were such incredibly stupid smart people.
And you, of all the stupid smart people I know, were one of the smartest. And clearly, as you're the only one who's not still around to have coffee with me, were also one of the stupidest. You told me you were leaving early to avoid the rush. Would you have believed that ten years later, we'd all still be here? Every single one? That most of the old crowd went to the reunion -- with the exception of Jen, who's married out in Portland, and Cathy, who's an English professor in Chicago, and Derek, who's grindingly unhappy at the mill and with his wife but has three kids he really loves? There was no rush. You were the first and last of our crew to take that particular train. We even elected another George Bush -- twice -- and invaded Iraq again, and there's rampant speculation that another Clinton might be running next time; such is the potency of our collective nostalgia.
You would have found it all very funny.
With love,
Tom
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Dear You,
So much waste... how could you?
You'd love it here, you know. It's everything you wanted and I am more than you ever dreamed I could be... and you gave this up?
Because of what? you were scared of being like your mother? I've told you, and I know you agree, that the only way to be like your mom is to do exactly what you are doing: refuse to face your issues and run away. That's what she did and that's why she's the unholy terror that she is. I don't want to see you become what you hate. I don't want to see you ruin yourself... you are capable of too much good for that.
And this guy... he's got predator written all over him. He's taking advantage of you. I hope that's all he does... but given what I know about him and what he's already done to you, I don't think that's his long term plan. I fear he wants to hurt you, deeply... worse than physically, even, though I fear that, too. You've given your entire emotional well-being to this guy, and it's evident to people who are only peripherally aware of the situation.
Completely in accordance with his plans, I have no doubt. I am afraid that he's going to crush your spirit, purposefully and gleefully. We already know he's a sadist... it just remains to be seen how much of one.
And, though it was a struggle for me to accept it... I know I am not that horrible. I know that giving me up was a mistake. I know that life as a single mother of 5 was not better than life with me, and definitely not better than life with me would be now. Plus you'd love the physical circumstances. You'd love the acreage and the fruit trees. You'd love the rural simplicity. Our credit would be nearly repared instead of totally shot... and I've already had a raise since moving here. Our standard of living would be so much higher than you were used to.
And I know for sure that I care more about you, even now, than that guy does.
Yet you chose this and you say you are so much happier now. I can't imagine the forces which have caused you to close your eyes against the obvious. I can't imagine that you would choose misery (you're not fooling anyone with your repeated assurances that you are happier this way) over working it through... but make no mistake I understand that much... you have chosen misery over your own work-- not over me.
I don't understand it. You know where happiness and health lie, but you are afraid to grasp it. Afraid to trust that someone might really love you... because that means exposing yourself to the idea that they might really *not* love you. But why is life without love any more acceptable by making it your choice... by refusing to receive it? Why is it better to have no love at all (and just play at it instead with your sex games and make believe) than to have real love from some and recognize that you don't have it from others?
Your call... I can't-- I won't-- make myself responsible for what you have chosen to do...
But I do care and I hope you'll reconsider. Not because I want you back, but because you will be so much better off if you get help.
I wish you the best. I suppose I'll always love you. But I cannot be bound to you anymore. If it were in my power to save you, I would try, but as it is, I can only be dragged down with you.
And I won't do that just for the sake of going down with the ship. I will not let you ruin my life just because you want to ruin yours. I hope someday you realize that this doesn't mean I don't love you. I hope someday you remember that all this was *your* choice, not mine. I hope someday you find the strength to face the mirror and straighten out the reflection.
I really do wish you well, Jim
Posted by Tammy (Member # 4119) on :
Dear You,
I just want you to know that you're really special. I want you to know that you've made me smile inside. That's not that easy to do.
I want to thank you for that.
Love, Tammy
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear You,
Love, Me
Posted by quidscribis (Member # 5124) on :
Dear You,
I like how you you're so positive and uplifting. You make a difference. Thanks.
Me.
Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :
Let me try one of these.....
Dear You,
Thank you for always trying to put a smile on my face with your constant "ribbing".
Love Me
Posted by Somnium (Member # 8482) on :
Dear you,
Thanks for having those many endless conversations with me. I sometimes feel like you are the only person who can really understand me. I think I am falling in love.
~me
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Dear You,
That comment and the look into my eyes last night made me tear up. Actually, I downright cried. Did you notice? Probably, you notice everything. What you said meant a lot to me and because you're the person you are, I actually believe you.
I didn't realize how much I needed to hear it, until Laura had to bring me a tissue. Thanks, I do believe that you're right.
with love, Cecily
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
Dear you,
The last time we talked I totally freaked out, the things you were saying were just scaring me, and I haven't had the courage yet to call you and say we should hang out, it just has to happen, like it's always happened before. If I do work up the courage, we really should be friends, we should hang out, see what happens, maybe be more, but maybe not. But as it is, I'm ok being a bit lonely.
Sarah
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Dear You,
Thanks for not stealing my stuff when you moved in. I really appreciate that. Also, thanks for not killing me in my sleep (yet). Please please please take out the darn trash once in a while! Wash your dishes because I am sick of cleaning up after you. Stop hating my dog, he is old and can't help being the way he is. I am angry that I have to keep my poor baby locked away in my room all day now just because you can't handle a little pee on the tile now and then. Be a man! Clean it up. I clean up after you... Thanks again for the rent money that lets me work only 1 job. (jerk) Your Roomate, Me
Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :
Dear you,
You smell like poo And glue You look blue Did you forget to chew? I never knew That you Could do What you do Is that spew? Ew. Will you sue The U of U For how much your belly grew When that term paper was due Thats some stress on you. Don't puke on que You shouldn't spew Just do the dew And nothing new People like you Are far to few Enjoy the view.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Dear (and I use that term loosely) you,
I'm writing this here because I know you won't see it, and I know that PMing you, which is what I was going to do at first, will only make it worse.
I know it's just a internet forum. I guess you think that makes it "not real". But do you seriously not realize that the things you keep saying to me are hurtful? The whole argument over eggs started it, I know, but it seems that since then you've been seeking me out and disparaging things I say, other than that one thread where we managed to talk peaceably. It's not what you say-- you're entitled to your opinion (although I was totally right about the eggs, you were just being stupid and I think everyone knew it)-- but how you say it.
And before you say "I was laughing, trying to keep things light" again, putting a bunch of smileys or a little "LOL" at the end of a hurtful sentence does not make it less hurtful! You get mad at me when I use the same tone towards you, and accuse me of being "nasty", but refuse to acknowledge the nastiness you are directing at me.
Cut it out. Just cut the crap, seriously. I enjoy my time at this forum, and I'm not happy that you're making it less enjoyable. It's not fair of you to do this, and I don't see you doing it to other people. So cut it out.
Sincerely,
ketchupqueen
Posted by Lynx (Member # 8760) on :
O.k... my first post here! Dear You, You are a great friend. I'm so grateful that you dated my best friend... 10 years ago and that we've stayed friends all this time! I think of you as my brother. Thank you for always making me feel special. Did you get the message I left on your birthday? I love you a lot and I'm glad your life is going so well. Love, Me P.S. I finally joined this forum, are you happy now?
Posted by Lynx (Member # 8760) on :
I like this idea, one more. Dear You, I was so in love with you. Did you know that? I would have done anything for you, I was so young and foolish. Now, although we are friends, you make me sick. Do you know that your girlfriend, who is a poor man's version of me, calls me all the time crying because of how horrible you are? You think she's so wonderful because she's your slave but it's all fake and you're too blind to see it. She's going to hate you someday when you've just beaten her down too much. I am so lucky you ended things with me because now I am so happy and married to the greatest man alive. I appreciate that you are honest about the fact that you only broke up with me because I was too perfect, too much just what you really wanted, and that you knew if we'd stayed together we would have been together forever... you're right and I'm so glad that's not the case. Me
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear YOU! *points up*
Welcome to Hatrack!
Love, Raia
Posted by divaesefani (Member # 3763) on :
Dear you,
What, are we in highschool again? I thought I was done with annoying cliques back then, but here you are, doing it now when we're all grown up. This is just like what happened with Starcie, only I can't talk to you about it. I'm really great at coming up with all sorts of mean, insulting things to say to people, but when it comes down to it, I'm nice and I just can't say them. Besides, you are nice too, not to mention I know you're going through a hard time right now. So instead, I'll just be nice and you'll never know how you made me feel inferior.
Me
Posted by JaneX (Member # 2026) on :
Dear You,
I miss you. I hope we get to spend some quality time together this weekend. It's been way too long since we did.
And I hope you feel better soon.
Love, Me
Posted by JannieJ (Member # 8683) on :
Dear You,
I really think it's a wonderful thing that you are learning to play the violin.
But please, please, please, close the window until you are a little better at it. I beg you.
Sincerely, Me
Posted by Lynx (Member # 8760) on :
quote:Originally posted by Raia: Dear YOU! *points up*
Welcome to Hatrack!
Love, Raia
Oh, thank you. That's so sweet! *hugs* People have been really nice here so far!
Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
Dear you,
I'm sorry I'm irrationally angry at you for something that isn't your choice.
I know you'd be sorry to hear that I was angry at myself for being angry at you, and how much it hurts to be rejected, even in so nice and accepting of a way (if that makes sense). So I'm not ever going to tell you.
I will always love you. I hope I won't always be bitter because you'll never be in love with me, or because you, being male, have a shot at landing the guy I thought I was over. I hope I get over him. I hope I get over *you*. I hope that as I work at getting over him and you it doesn't strain our friendship, because whether you're gay or straight or other, I love you too much to want anything but your happiness and I hope you always know that. Stay strong. You'll work it out.
Love, Princess leah
Posted by Princess Leah (Member # 6026) on :
Dear y'all,
Thank you for being rational. I definately disagree very strongly with a lot of what you all say, but with a few exceptions, all discussion and disagreement and argument actually stays pertinent to the subject, instead of quickly disentigrating into mindless online SCREAMING and insults. It makes me proud to be even a small part of a community that can uphold that high a standard of courtesey. And it's inspiring to see so much brainpower present, whether in horrible puns or serious explorations of issues.
Sincerely, Princess Leah
Posted by Ophelia (Member # 653) on :
Dear you,
I wish you would write me back. It's been two months. I've sent three e-mails. I hate that I have to hear about you from a third party. I thought after your postcard that you'd actually reply if I wrote you, maybe acknowledge something, anything I said.
Silly me.
I'm sad. I miss you.
I'm ready to give up.
~Lindsay
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
Dear you, I'm sorry you misinterpreted what we were saying, and I'm sorry you're mad. If you want to go away for a while, I don't blame you, but I'll still be here if you need me.
Love, Me.
Posted by human_2.0 (Member # 6006) on :
Dear you, Please light a fire under the Apple Core OS engineers so that they fix that kernel panic bug before 10.4.3 is released because it is plauging my computer lab at work. I've submitted a bug report and even included 2 core dumps. It took me hours to figure out how to do that! But I don't even know if they are looking at their bug database!
BTW, I like the new iMacs.
Love, Me.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear You,
Thank you so much for everything you said to me on monday. I can't tell you how fortunate I am to be working with you. You're the best teacher I've ever had, and the reason I was sitting on your couch with tears streaming down my face was because every word you said touched me to the very core, not because I was still down and discouraged from before. You're the reason I came to school here, and, far from regretting it, I keep thanking my stars for the wonderful luck I have in being able to work with you. Thank you. See you in a little while.
Love, Me
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You--
I am generally available in the mornings. But when I'm not, I'm not. My child's needs are tantamount to someone wanting to see an apartment. Come show it your own evil self if you want it shown this morning. If he wants to see it that much, he'll come by at a time when one of us is available. I'm not going to let my sleeping (or trying to sleep) child be unsupervised while I show your stupid apartment, and I'm not going to let her miss a nap that she needs! I am growing to really loathe just the thought of you. You annoy me so much!
-Anne
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Dear you, I am completely fed up with your bad attitude and thinly veiled bigotry. You need to treat your coworkers and potential coworkers with respect. Just because you have a job and the applicants don't doesn't mean that you are a superior being, and that they are to be treated with disrespect. Just because you have seniority over some of your coworkers does not give you license to give orders and to delegate your workload to others while you take 2 hour lunch breaks. You are the boss of no one here, and you need to quit your bossy attitude.
And I would think that a modicum of gratitude is in order for all the work that people cover for you when you take 1 or 2 days off every week. Resenting that we did your paperwork, scheduled appointments, and took your calls is not making you appreciated around here.
And being interrupted in your personal phone calls, personal online shopping, and poring over catalogues is no reason to throw a tantrum and take the rest of the day off.
I used to pity you and defend you, but you make me feel dirty and hypocritical because I land up being complicit in your prejudiced behaviors. The (real) boss is going to have to get over her fear of you and put you on probation or kick your butt out to the street. And I'm going to help her do it.
So there.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, I hope you're happy.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Who? Me??
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
No, the "you" I was writing to before.
Posted by TheHumanTarget (Member # 7129) on :
Dear you, Stop whining. Just stop. Just shut up, please. I'm tired of listening to it. You have no idea what it's like to have real problems, and your incessant complaining just aggravates those of us who have to deal with mountains of stress and anxiety every day.
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
phew!
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Dear you, I'm sorry you are not feeling well. I hope that you feel better soon. Love, Me
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear You,
I wish I wasn't constantly haunted by thoughts of you. Granted sometimes it's worse than others (like right now for instance, when every time I think I'm drifting off to sleep I dissolve in tears), but for the life of me, I can't get up and move on. I miss you too much, and I don't even know if you know how much I loved you. That tortures me more than anything, to think that you possibly didn't know how much I loved, and still love, you. It's been a year, and I still am no closer to forgetting or moving on than I was before. Now I'm sitting in my room alone, crying my eyes out instead of sleeping... I just... I miss you. That's all I can really say.
Love, Me
*sobs*
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
(hugs Raia) I'm sure she knew. She knows now.
Posted by imogen (Member # 5485) on :
*hugs*
Dear You,
I'm sorry I'm so grumpy. I know you know I don't like my job. I know it's not your fault you get to stay home and do fun stuff while I go to work. And I know you don't actually do fun stuff, but you clean and work and make me dinner and generally keep my world running. But I still resent it. I know that's completely unreasonable. I'm sorry.
Love Me
Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :
Dear You,
Can't this work? I mean, whatever it's become at this point... Why can't it work?
Stop blaming me. Stop pointing that finger in my face. Stop trying to turn Ashley against me. This has all become such crap. Can't you see that?
Seriously.
You:
Stop making everything personal.
Make an effort to help out your teammates once in a while.
I don't care if you don't "love" me anymore but don't take it out on Rhonda.
Follow the rules.
Grow up.
Or go away. Because if you keep doing what you're doing now? Making it a battle between us? Pitting yourself and Ash against me and Rhonda? ... If you keep doing that you're going to lose. I don't mean to sound arrogant but if you make it a contest -- I don't know how to put this. You can't beat us. It's impossible. Just get back on board and try to make it work, will you please?
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Dearest You,
I'm sorry I make what you have to do so hard on you. It's just hard on me, sometimes. I guess I'm in that clingy phase, remember last time? And it's harder when she just wants you, doesn't want me at all, won't eat for me, won't play, just cries for you. I wish we had like a bazillion dollars and you could stay home more. *sigh* I know, wishing is kinda futile. I just get so... lonely. Isolated. And sick of dealing with Jerry's crapola. I know it's not fair to put so much on you. Forgive me? Love me? I'm sorry.
Love,
Me
Posted by Pico de Gallo (Member # 8028) on :
Dear You,
"What is any man that he should be a judge of man?" --Chesterton
Sincerely, Me
[ May 18, 2006, 12:42 PM: Message edited by: Pico de Gallo ]
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear you,
I just wanted to tell you that I will always love you. Even though it endlessly feels like you've forgotten me; even though it seems like you want to forget me when I try to talk with you and you just don't converse (although that may be your messenger, but I just can't tell from this end). I am happy for you where you are at. And, I miss you. I hope you are well.
Sincerely doubting you will ever see this, and hoping you won't,
me
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You idiot:
Did you really think we care anymore? We were going to resign anyway. Although now we feel more free to pursue complaints about all those illegal things you do. Ha. Sucker!
-Me
Posted by aiua (Member # 7825) on :
Dear You, Sometimes it can get the best of you. Let it. Wait till next time. ~:ME
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Dear You,
Please call me back! I haven't seen you in so long and I want to hang out for as long as possible today, so the sooner you call, the happier I will be. Can't wait to see you!
Love, ~ Me
Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :
Dear Senior Pastor, First, I should thank you for all the wonderful things you do. You ahve been a great source of support for our family in times both good and bad. I cannot thank you enough. I am so happy that you have finished writing your study on the Life of Christ and are getting to teach it. You know I pride myeself on always providing child care for Bible studies. However, that is easier for me to pull off when I find out about a Tuesday Bible study before reading the bulletin on Sunday. I have had to seek help from a higher power- Carol. Thank God for Church secretaries.
Sincerely, Your Nursery Director
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Hey, you--
You know, I'm sorry it was a bad morning.
But cookies are not the answer to everything.
And screaming isn't going to get you any more.
Sorry, sweetness.
I know, I know. I miss Abba, too. But there's not much we can do. He really had to go to San Diego today. I wish we could have gone with him, too; I have friends and family down there! But it wasn't an option this time. So we're just going to have to deal with each other all day today. Think we'll make it?
Heck, there's always chocolate. Sometimes I think that is the answer to everything. But I'm not going to tell you that out loud, because then we'd have to eat some and make a huge mess for me to clean up!
Love,
Me.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Dear you,
*bouncebouncebounce*
Me
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Dear you,
I know I made a commitment, but this audition is really, really important to me, and if you don't let me go, I will be unbelievably upset. Please understand.
Thank You, ~ me
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear you,
Did you know that the last time I had to do a Greek verb synopsis sheet was three years ago? And here I thought that since we were in graduate school, we were beyond these things. Just because you can't identify the EASIEST POSSIBLE future form in the history of the Greek language doesn't mean the rest of us can't. And that aorist? Come on - it's the easiest and most obvious exception!
I do realize that this is supposed to be beneficial. It's crucial to know verb forms inside and out. Yes. I know this.
That doesn't mean I appreciate the busy work that's much more suitable for children (or undergrads). Get over your bad-a$$ Latin translating skills and put a tiny bit of freaking EFFORT into Greek class and I think we'll all get along just fine.
Thanks a lot, a$$hole.
Love,
Me.
[Oh, and to that other "You" - the one who actively argued for the sheets - you're going to get what's coming to you, I promise...]
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
Dear you,
I've never really had the chance to tell you how much I appreciate you. You're the one that's made me feel welcome on Hatrack, even when I felt so immature and out of place. You've taught me so much. I love your witty, yet clean sense of humor. I'd love to meet you someday- maybe if I'm in that area? You're the one who convinced me to stay on Hatrack even when I thought I was in over my head, with people smarter than me, older than me, wiser than me... and you didn't even have to say anything. You just showed me how to loosen up. Thank you, *insert name here*. I love you, sista!
Love,
Me
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
You in there:
It is not necessary to do jumping jacks before you're even born! I know childhood obesity is an epidemic in this country, but really! Squats are also not recommended. Please save the calisthenics until after you are no longer in the immediate proximity of my ribs and vital organs. Thank you.
-Me
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
kq
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
aww, don't laugh at her; that sounds painful!
Dear you,
I hope you realize how much this means to me, and act accordingly. I've been anxious since Sunday, and it's making me jittery. Please let me know what you've decided as soon as possible. (And please let it be a yes.)
Thank you. ~ Me
Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :
Dear you (all),
Sorry I have not been posting. For the last 7 months World of Warcraft has been eating my brain alive. Maybe when I finally become immune to its addictive qualities I'll return. Until then, I'm going for Warlord!
Love, Me.
Posted by Raia (Member # 4700) on :
Dear You,
Goodnight.
Love, Me
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
Dear You,
You fog things up. You push me away, but now you are pulling me back again. What do you want? If you want the me you see now, you're too late. I'm leaving in a month to kill this me. When I come back, I will be different. Decide then if you want me. Until then, try not to look at this me I hate so much with that insufferable twinkle in your eye.
Love, Me
Posted by Hatrack Alias (Member # 8811) on :
Dear You,
I'm sorry to report that you are neither as clever nor as subtle as you think you are. We are not subjects for your pseudo-social experiments, and we are not here for your amusement.
I could care less if you float through your daily life thinking of yourself as an enlightened and existential being; I just want you to do it elsewhere. I think people who consider themselves the puppetmaster of the poor beings around them are one of the lowest forms of existence.
Sincerely, Me.
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
My dog has issues.
I like pizza.
The macarina is cool.
And I miss Ricky
Yours Truly,
Me
[ June 20, 2006, 07:34 PM: Message edited by: Jeesh ]
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
Dear You,
Thank you for playing porn from the back of your minivan. I hadn't seen that disk yet. The acting wasn't so good, but the lighting was excellent. I hope it wins an oscar for that.
Me
Posted by Steev (Member # 6805) on :
Dear You,
What on earth are you trying to do? Why are you even worried about what these people are doing or saying? You have nothing to do with them. Why do you even feel a need to say the things you say about these people? Do you not see how it's destroying relationships not only between other people but also with you? Is that your intention to create conflict between people? I know what you're doing and I know where it's going to lead. Unfortunately there is no way that I can't make you understand that it will eventually lead to your dismissal, not only with this company but also with the many people you claim to be your friends. And yet I fear that your dismissal is now imminent, as you have tried to get between two people you only barely know but unbeknownst to you have been friends for 15 years. They saw right through your little game...we, saw right thought it.
Yours truly, Me and your now Former Boss
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear you,
Tomorrow!
~me
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
I tried to call you, I really did! I wanted to, but she beat me. She called me. We talked for a while. Then, she called you. I stayed silent. She almost lured me out. Into a trap where I would have to admit what I felt. But I was quiet. I listened to you talk to her. I miss you. Just before you hung up, I spoke. Did you know that? You thought it was her? It was me. I said something. But you didn't hear, did you? I never said what I wanted to. She said it. I wanted to tell you myself, but I'm not brave enough. Me, the crazy girl who spoke her mind and broke her leg. Me, of all people! She said it for me. But she took so long and made it hard not to talk. When you heard, you dismissed it. My heart dropped. Was it the way she said it? Or did you not believe it true? It's true. I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I wanted to, really! But I didn't. If I could tell you, what would you say? What would you say?
Love always, Me
Posted by Uprooted (Member # 8353) on :
Dear You,
It's not everyone else's fault and I'm tired of hearing about it. You need to forgive, forget, and focus on what you can do to improve your own situation. If you quit looking for offenses they'll be a lot harder to find.
Sincerely wishing you better times,
Me
Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
Dear You,
Go listen to "Turnaround". I hope you fall in love with someone or something out there. I really do. Because that will mean I've finally made the right choice, and it was a very, very hard one, even if everything you always said should have made it easy.
I miss you lately, as a simple friend. I don't know why, so suddenly, but I hope it doesn't last.
Me
Posted by El JT de Spang (Member # 7742) on :
Asta, Is that 'Turn Around' by David Ryan Harris, or a different song?
Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :
It would be Stan Rogers. I'd link to the lyrics for you, but I can't find them anywhere online. I can send them to you if you're curious. It's a good song, though he has better ones, musically speaking.
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
I miss you! Only a week now until you come home! Do you want to go up to the park? We can ride our bikes like we used to. Or lets go to the juice place. Remember all the things we'd talk about? Everthing from movies to licences to politics and back. Why did you have to go? Why do you have to miss me growing up? You want to talk to me about lots of stuff. Will we have enough time? You only stay for a week. You'll be in for my half-birthday. We have to have a party. Because I broke my leg on my birthday, remember? How will we do everything? I don't know. But I know we will. After all, you're my big brother and I'm your little sister.
Love, Me
Posted by Tatiana (Member # 6776) on :
Dear You,
Thank you for being such a great friend. You've enriched my life so much! I enjoy your conversation greatly. It's always entertaining and fun, even when we don't say anything much at all. You are just a great person to hang out with. I can't help but be happy when you're around. I think the world of you, and feel privileged to be your friend. I hope that your life is always joyful and full, as I know it will be. You are such a cool person. I hope you realize that, and know how happy you make the people around you, and those that you love, every day.
Love, Me
Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
Dear You, I don't know why things are going to be the way they are. I don't know how we will handle it, but we will do our best. We love you.
Love, Me
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
My darling you,
Would it hurt to scrape the leftovers out of the dishes before they are put in the sink? It would really help. And I'm getting sick of saying it.
I know you're tired and you work hard. But I am and do, too.
Love,
Me
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Oooh! I just read back a page and realized there's another Stan Rogers fan in this thread! (Although I really like his historical and nautical stuff best.)
Posted by pH (Member # 1350) on :
Dear You,
You are the most patient human being I have ever met. Sometimes, just thinking about you makes me cry out of this inexplicable, overwhelming feeling that I can't describe or explain or even decide if it's good or bad or happy or sad. Thank you so much.
Love, Me
Posted by MightyCow (Member # 9253) on :
Dear you,
You sure snore loud.
Love, Me
Posted by Scott R (Member # 567) on :
Dear You.
Hey. You rock.
Me
Posted by Anna (Member # 2582) on :
Dear you,
I just don't know how to deal with you. I don't want to lose you and your family but I don't want to be hurt anymore.
Me.
Posted by sweetbaboo (Member # 8845) on :
Dear You,
I miss you every second you're away.
Love, Me
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
Come here! I still miss you!
Love, Me
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Dear You,
You are reading this to see if I'm talking about you, aren't you? C'mon, admit it. You are, like, SO busted!
Love,
Me
Posted by JennaDean (Member # 8816) on :
You got me. Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
I thought you'd never notice!
Love, Me
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
Dear You,
I sound pissed, but I'm really more sad than anything. I DO think I deserve an apology, but I still want to make nice and go back to friendland again. Wherever it is we are now, sucks.
Love, Me
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
I'm sorry I didn't listen to you. You were right. I look around at what's happening and I thank God it wasn't me. I promise I'll listen from now on. I'm going to be careful. But, please, can you stop treating me like that? I'm not a baby anymore. Can I choose a few things for myself? I'll always need you, but I have to grow up. I know you just want me to be safe, and I will, but could you take a step back and watch me learn? And step forward when I need you. I still love you, but I wish you knew when to be there.
Love, Me
Posted by Kasie H (Member # 2120) on :
Dear You,
I'm sorry that we are facing such tough compromises. It's so hard to choose between a dream for yourself or someone you love. I know I've never had to do anything more difficult.
Whatever happens, I love you. Always.
Love, Me.
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
We've been best friends for four years now! I remember all the times you came over. We would play the funniest games! The I would go over to your house We had to be quiet because it was late and your parents were asleep. But we would watch TV and play Truth or Dare. Remember all those weird quizzes we'd make up? They made us laugh and cry. Then we grew up. Only, I already had. You became the popular girl who was into make-up and boys. I was still the girl who sang, played trumpet, and never wore make-up to school. You always told me to loosen up and try a few girly things. I did. Thank you for that. I tried to help you grow up and be mature. But I don't know if it'll help. We never told each other what we were doing, but I think part of us rubbed off on the other. It's like I said in your yearbook 'We change so much but stay BFFs forever!' But you're not my best friend. You went past that two years ago. You're my sister. Now and forever, even if we live on opposite ends of the Earth.
Love, Me
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
Talk to me! I'll listen! Teach me something! You're my dad. Ask me why I don't smile. For real this time. I do smile. You never see it. Remember your workshop? I like it. I like making things. Haven't you seen the mini house I made? It's not perfect, but I like making it. I like building things. Teach me how to make them. Tell me a story. Go for a bike ride with me. Debate or even argue with me! Talk to me! I'll listen to you! Show me how to do everything. Teach me how to make a garden. Or use a saw. Or a power tool. Or an automatic hammer. I want to learn how to use them! I want you to teach me something. Please.
Love, Me
Posted by cmc (Member # 9549) on :
Dear You,
Thanks for putting up with my (expletive deleted) for three years of full torment and 15 of regular stuff before I got it together. Without the support in , belief in and love for me that you had there's no way I would have made it.
I've tried so many ways to say thanks, to prove to you that I'm what I 'should' be, but they seem foolish and insubstantial.
So now I'm saying it to You. Not some friend I wax prolific to about what you’ve meant to me, I’m saying it to You. Just You. Not 'Johnny Specific', not 'BFFL', not 'Mom', not 'Dad', not anyone but You. And here it is...
I Love You and Appreciate You for standing by me when I needed it most and wanted it least. I look back and wonder how you could even tolerate my foolish comments and (seemingly only to me) rational decision. Without your borrowed strength, who knows where I'd be. Without your perseverance, who knows what I'd be. Without your love, who knows who I'd be.
To the Moon and back...
Always, me
Posted by James Tiberius Kirk (Member # 2832) on :
Dear you:
This is harder than I thought. :/
--j_k
Posted by Kelly (Member # 9576) on :
Dear you,
Stop using the word "gay" to describe anything you don't like. You're 22 years old, and a senior in college.
love, Me
Posted by Tante Shvester (Member # 8202) on :
Dear you,
I worry so much about you. You try to push me away, when all I want to do is to help you, nurture you, make things better. You love Green Day's "I Walk Alone" because it speaks to you, and what you feel. Can't you let me walk with you? You don't need to be alone. I love you.
Me
Posted by Dr Strangelove (Member # 8331) on :
Dear you,
You tell me that you can't just turn on feelings for me, and I understand that. What you need to understand is that I also cannot simply turn feelings "off" for you. So while it may cause you some pain, for my own sanity, so long.
Me
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
FYI, Tante, that song is called Boulevard of Broken Dreams. I'm not sure if that makes it better, or worse. :/
Posted by Eduardo St. Elmo (Member # 9566) on :
Dear You,
Can I see you after tea?
Me
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear you,
I have a major problem with you.
You're fun to hang out with and I have enjoyed the past week wherein we've gotten to know each other quite well. We've watched some good films and episodes of "Horatio," and had some excellent conversations - and that burrito the other night was awesome.
Unfortunately for everyone concerned, you're a bit of a downer - and extraordinarily self-obsessed. Also, your attitude towards people is... disturbing.
It's the latter that concerns me the most.
You are, of course, entitled to your opinions and feelings about people. Whether or not they're justified isn't even my concern. Public tirades and "secret" rumours are ridiculous and childish - you make me feel like I've never left high school. You claim that others are the source of our department's drama, but they're not entirely to blame.
As a matter of fact, it's you. And your obstinance. And your refusal to listen to anyone else.
If you would knock it the frack off, I'd probably be willing to finish watching "Horatio" with you. As it stands, you'll be fracking lucky if you see another episode. And don't even think I'll be willing to share my precious little comps study time with you, even though you're the only other one going through the same experience.
I'll let tomorrow decide. If you don't lambast me for having gone to the going-away party, I'll think about being nice.
Hope this works,
Me
Posted by Jeesh (Member # 9163) on :
Dear You,
I can't wait for school, I have your present picked out already- Lucky Charms! See you on your birthday!
Love,
Me
Posted by Libbie (Member # 9529) on :
Dear You,
You are why I turned out the way I did. Make of that whatever you will.
Love,
Lib.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
Dear you,
Turns out you're as much of a belligerent drunk as I thought.
Oh, and one question: Why do I have to capitulate first?
Sincerely,
Me
Posted by ReikoDemosthenes (Member # 6218) on :
Dear you two,
I love you both and I am incredibly happy for you two. I'm not sure if I will ever be able to thank you enough for suggesting I come. It was a really, really wonderful night. I hope you have a wonderful honeymoon and I look forward to hearing from you when you get back.
love, me
Posted by Dragon (Member # 3670) on :
Dear You,
I miss you but I have to live my life in a way that gets me where I want to go. I love you, but not enough to give that up, and I don't think you really want me to. But I just hope that you can learn to live without me because otherwise you are going to have a very lonely year. Please try to make new friends!
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