How long is it since ..?
By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
June 16, 2016 1:02am CST
I had to sit down to write a note to my son's teacher a few days ago and guess what.. my handwriting doesn't look great. I used to write neatly and it would even look pretty if I took some care in those days past.. Now it seems foreign to write on paper. All my notes are made on my phone or in my laptop.
This turned my thoughts in a different direction. It seems to me that the art of writing letters has been dead and buried for years now. People seem to communicate more on Facebook or texts or other phone apps these days. I can't remember when last I wrote a letter to someone on paper. I then decided to write a bit everyday.. so I don't forget how to write LOL .
When last did you write a letter or write on paper ? I am not talking about writing lists but at least a page or a few pages worth of stuff with ink on paper.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Jun 16
my handwriting was legible even from grade school, but it deteriorated when jobs became more and more computerized. i mostly write lists and notes/reminders now and, even then, still make mistakes. even my signature isn't consistent.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Jun 16
@sofssu not sure. it seems easier to write in block letters now, instead of longhand. maybe because we mostly fill up forms now.
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Jun 16
@hereandthere Sounds like we are really losing it.. Are you thinking of doing anything about it? Just curious.
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Jun 16
@hereandthere That maybe another reason since the only writing we do is in block letters. I really feel we ought not to let this skill slip out of our hands.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Jun 16
i like writing on sheets of paper. i enjoy writing my Paulinian penmanship.
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Jun 16
@ridingbet Excellent! I seem to dislike writing now.. I need to remedy that situation.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Jun 16
@sofssu with a pen and a sheet of paper? it should be a passion for us still to write our names on paper, my friend
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
16 Jun 16
I tend to write a letter to one of my sisters every few months now. She has Alzheimer's and does not have a smart phone or a computer with internet access.
She doesn't know who I am or why I am writing to her. Her daughter tries to explain, but well.... My sister won't remember what her daughter tells her anyway, so my letters just talk about how pretty it is outside.
Once in a while I get a letter from my sister. She seems to be lucid when she writes it. But, of course, by the time I get the letter, that lucid moment was days in the past.... (shrug) even getting a phone call telling me she is lucid does no good. I am two hours away from where she lives.
My handwriting still looks the same as it always has.
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Jun 16
@DaddyEvil I am so glad that you still write letters. I guess the fact that you write once a month has helped you maintain your handwriting. So sorry about your sister.. and its so nice of you to still write to her despite the fact that she doesn't even remember you.
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@sofssu (23662)
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21 Jun 16
@DaddyEvil I am doing well. You don't have to apologize for anything.. I am the same way too. I guess its easy to catch up with those who are present at the moment.
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
17 Jun 16
@sofssu I still write to her because on a good day, she does know who I am... It is just rare for her to have good days anymore...
Yeah, I suppose that once a month letter does help me stay in practice, though.
How have you been doing? I get so caught up talking with a few people here that I forget others that I like and want to keep track of. I am so sorry I do that, hon! I keep saying I won't do that, but then get caught up in the conversations others are having I forget again... I will try to do better!
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Jun 16
@Jessicalynnt Wow! hats off to you. I guess your handwriting is pretty good.
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@ida123 (6206)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
16 Jun 16
That is what I've observed when I'm writing. I used to write numbers and words when I'm still working but now, when I write a draft for my discussion, I found my handwriting very ugly and even can't recognized the letters I wrote.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
16 Jun 16
My writing has never been very good... but I have to write care reports on paper, so Still get to use this skill ... but my writing has not improved... I always have to take time, to make it legible .... 
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Jun 16
@sueznewz2 Yes, I do realize that and I have decided to take the time and write a little bit everyday.I will get back to journaling I guess.
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@sofssu (23662)
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16 Jun 16
@sueznewz2 Good on you.. at least you make the effort to make you handwriting look legible; sometimes I can't even figure what I have written.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
16 Jun 16
@sofssu that's what mine would be like if I didn't take my time... and unfortunately it's a necessity to write legibley Lol ... and sometimes I get impatient...lol ...
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
21 Jun 16
@sofssu I don't write letters anymore but treasure the times I used to write regularly to my mother.She was a great letter writer and it just seemed as if she was talking to you. Now we talk on the phone as she is not into computers.
As for writing on paper, I still do that, part of my job.
Also ,I recently took out a notebook to jot down 'discussions' and ideas.
There are times when I am not connected to the net.:)
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@sofssu (23662)
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21 Jun 16
@responsiveme Same here.. My mom was the only one I used to write to until she passed on some three years ago. I have been seriously sitting down to write even a teeny bit everyday.. just to keep my handwriting looking legible.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
21 Jun 16
@sofssu do continue. Its also a stress buster to jot down your thoughts.
do continue. Its also a stress buster to jot down your thoughts.
@Letranknight2015 (51513)
• Philippines
16 Jun 16
I remember my hands shaking when ever I write something on paper. but yesterday I received a letter intended for my grandma, now that's something new.
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Jun 16
@Letranknight2015 I didn't get it why does your hands shake? Is it fear/anxiety?
@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
17 Jun 16
The only handwritten things I do lately are cards but haven't handwritten a letter in ages. My handwriting has gotten terrible since I do most everything on the computer including bill paying
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@sofssu (23662)
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17 Jun 16
@Marilynda1225 Welcome to the club.. I guess this is the flip side of technological advancement,
