Parenting
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Finding your kid's first love letters
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Suzanne over at
Mother in Chief has sent me on a stroll down memory lane. While poking around her mom's attic,
she recently came across a box of love notes from her junior high and high school days. Go check out the post -- she includes the exact text in all its typo-filled glory. It's wonderful and hysterical.
But back to parents and love letters.
Did your mom ever find a love letter a school sweetie gave you? Mine did and even though it was the most innocent note ever, I was mortified. I was probably in seventh or eighth grade and the letter just said something like, "Will you go with me?" along with the requisite hearts.
Suzanne's post talks about how her old letters were perfectly folded for a quick slip into her school locker, a detail that I just loved (I wonder if kid's even write love letters these days or is it all about texting).
Have you found love letters your kid has received? Did you read them?
Related: school crushes, parenting, love letters
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Posted by Z Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:12am PDT
I have 5 children, ranging from 17 - 9 so you can imagine I get a lot of notes in the laundry. I read my kids AIMloggers, notes, slam books, phone texts and, at times, their hands. My kids know I do. I've also le them know that it's a normal way for them to communicate and express their feelings since it's not the easiest thing to do in person at their age. I don't run to the computer to read their messages daily but every once in a while when I see changes in their behavior, I sneak a peak. Sure they change their passwords and delete their messages. What kid doesn't think they know more than mom :). We have a pretty good open communication and I always let them know I am there for them if things go wrong. So far so good with the exceptions of a few very bad moments that I suppose are normal for most teens. All in all, invading their privacy isn't right but the few times I've done it I've had a chuckle and the opportunity to remember when I was their age. Aaaaaaaaaaaaah... such love!!!
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Posted by enigmalei Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:00pm PDT
..i once sneaked &cleaned my 12 year old son's bag..it was a while since i did that & to my amazement, i found a love letter one from his grade 4 schoolmate, one from his classmate, and one from his young, grade 6 gay school bus service mate! wow! never have i given a love letter to a boy when i was their age..i really am amazed! no problem w/ that but i didn't understand what i felt...proud!? dunno..but usually girls receive them ryt? hehhe just kin'a sharing... ;) Good day to all ;D
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