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five minute friday: dear

December 5, 2014 by admin 6 Comments

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 Linked with Kate Motaung today!

If it’s Friday, it must be five minute free write! Today’s word prompt is:

dear…ready, set, go:

Dear Sir

Dear Abby

Dear Mom

Deary

O! Dear!

My first thought was of my mom. She probably wrote the word “dear” more than anyone I know – because, you see, she was a letter writer. She wrote letters to everyone. I still have some and now that she is gone I treasure her big, scrawly, cursive writing. She lived her weeks in order to have material to put in letters. And, every letter included a weather report. My mom was a “dear” – a true character!

Isn’t it odd that we would write a letter to someone we don’t even know by calling them, Dear Sir or Dear Madam. Are they truly a “dear”? They might be the most miserable person on the planet and we have just addressed them as “Dear”. Weird. It’s almost like saying, “Good Grief.” Is there anything good about grief? You get my drift.

Think of all the times Abby was called “Dear” – I hope she was.

And, Dear Reader, thank you for reading my rambling this morning….you truly are…

D.E.A.R.

xo

P.S. Please check out Kate’s free download of her new book Letters to Grief. You can check it out HERE.

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  1. Karen Brown says

    December 5, 2014 at 7:34 am

    Yes- it is strange that we begin letters to people we don’t know with “Dear”. I never thought of that. And I loved how this prompt made you think of your mom- what a lost art: letter writing. I enjoyed your post. Thank you!

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    • admin says

      December 5, 2014 at 7:43 am

      Karen, I’m a card sender but not so much on the letter writing! A lost art indeed.

      Reply
  2. Cheryl says

    December 5, 2014 at 7:41 am

    You are right about the loss of meaning of the word “dear”. There is a disconnect with some words and phrases that make those very words lose their true meaning. I can get caught up in turning a “dear sir” to a “to whom it may concern” because I feel weird naming a stranger “dear.”
    Thank you for making me smile.
    I’m visiting from FMF.

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  3. admin says

    December 5, 2014 at 7:44 am

    Glad you smiled! Thanks for coming by Cheryl!

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  4. Tara says

    December 5, 2014 at 8:20 am

    It is strange how we use “dear” for those we don’t even know. I too love how you thought of your mom. I love writing letters. Something so fun about receiving real mail.

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    • admin says

      December 5, 2014 at 9:38 am

      I love “real” mail from “real” people!!! Thanks for visiting, Tara.

      Reply

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