Yesterday by grammyn

Yesterday

Too late for the recent macro challenge, stamps, but inspired by it, I have many letters like this from my dad to my mom before they were married while he was stationed at what was then Camp Campbell, Kentucky. As you can see the postage was free because he was in the army.

I debated about posting this one again https://365project.org/grammyn/365/2017-01-19 since today is Father's Day and he was a great father as evidenced in the letter about me to my mom as she was in the hospital having my sister but in the end decided to just include it in this fresh post.

If you can, make sure your Father knows how much you love him today especially. I can't.
He knows... ❤
June 21st, 2020  
I wish I had told my father that I loved him - too long ago now. Our family was never very emotional and good at saying things like that! I like the idea of showing this envelope. Means more than just an envelope!
June 21st, 2020  
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June 21st, 2020  
So wonderful and dear. A real family treasure.
June 22nd, 2020  
What a nice piece of family history you have. Like you, I lost my father, acually back in 1978.
June 22nd, 2020  
Thanks for sharing this......it was special.
June 22nd, 2020  
This is so special Katy, thanks for sharing. I cannot anymore, but I sure told him often enough :)
June 22nd, 2020  
i told my father once that he was special, i got a good dressing down. after that i wouldn't give him any praise as we never got along well anyway. the only other time i ever gave him praise was back in 2004 when i was interviewing him, and i thanked him for how he treated me because it made me a strong and independent person, that at least i owe him partially. he cried and i didn't regret i made him cry because i meant what i said; it didn't change my feelings for him though that he had been a horrible father to all of us. that i told him, too.
June 22nd, 2020  
It's so sad that many kids today will never have a letter to hold in their hands that tell them a little about their family history. I'm glad the challenge inspired you to call this one up again. Good shot!
June 22nd, 2020  
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@maggiemae Thanks Maggiemae. My family was a lot like that too until cloer to his end and then I told him more often and he, me
@dutchothotmailcom thanks Esther
@louannwarren Thank you Lou Ann it is
@randystreat thanks Kathy. Mine was more recent in 2016
@sdutoit I am happy to Sylvia thank you so much
@ludwigsdiana I am glad ou liked it Diana. We don't always know what we have until its gone do we?
@summerfield I am sorry you didn't have a warm relationship with your father but l am very happy with who you turned out to be because of him
@olivetreeann I have frequently though of that as I go through these stacks of letters I have. I am glad to Ann thanks for the inspiration
June 24th, 2020  
So poignant. You are lucky to have some of his letters.
June 25th, 2020  
@eudora Thank you so much I feel the same way. It makes me sad for future generations that won’t have this connection
June 25th, 2020  
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