Friday, August 26, 2011

Dear You

 I ask you to write a letter to whomever about whatever. It must begin with "Dear You" and you cannot use names, only pronouns.
(a chain reaction via Shopgirl)

Dear You,

   You call yourself my friend, but I don't think that's how you really feel. You always delete anything we say to each other on Facebook, like you're afraid somebody will see something crazy there. We don't hang out like we used to, and even when we did, it was always a group thing, never just me and you. I don't know what's in your heart, but I get the feeling you were intimidated by me from the beginning. They were your friends first, and I was intruding on your territory. Maybe you thought I was there to take them away from you. I've always had the feeling that I rubbed you the wrong way.
     (I overheard what you said about me and that drummer.)
    You sugar-coat things nicely, though. You seem to claim me as a friend only because everybody else does. You giggle and tell people you think I'm "sexy cute" but I'm not sexy cute, and that's not what they like about me anyway. So they can tell you are lying when you say those sorts of things. Do you think they'll turn their backs on you, just because you don't like me?
     Are you afraid they'll choose me over you?
     The truth is, if it weren't for this imaginary competition you've created in your own head, I'd like you, and we'd truly be friends.

Sincerely, Me
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a chain blog, of sorts passed on by Shopgirl. I invite you to pass it on. It is open invitation, because I never know who will or won't want to do it. I wouldn't want to pressure anyone into it, and I hate to miss out on somebody who would want to do it. 
 I ask you to write a letter to whomever about whatever. It must begin with "Dear You" and you cannot use names, only pronouns.

16 comments:

  1. What did they say about you and the drummer? I must know!

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  2. Oooh I like that one....nice way to get everybody good n paranoid in a cryptic way. Is it me? The fark is he talking about? Oh my he doesn't like me? Was it those pants I wore? Those dreadfully expensive shoes?
    I'm onto it!

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  3. Dicky- I assure you, it was scandalous!

    Dan- I do like to keep them guessing. One of my friends already called me up to ask me if it was her!

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  4. My curiosity has been aroused; I want details on the scandal.

    I'd have apologized for being such a piss-poor acquaintance, but then I recalled my decided lack of Facrook and/or living in Tejas, which rendered such an apology irrelevant.

    That, and what the fuck is sexy cute? Baby ducks and puppy dogs are cute. Marilyn Monroe and Koko Taylor's voice is sexy. Is it supposed to be two great tastes that taste great together?

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  5. Grunt- ha! you wish.

    Pearl- Thanks. I got some smarts...

    Robbie- Sexy cute reminds me of what a pedophile would call me. I have no idea why anybody else would call me that.

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  6. I can't stand sugar coating. Friendship needs truth, plenty of it. Great letter!

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  7. I'm wondering what happened, I want details...
    I liked your letter.

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  8. Oh I love that letter. Wouldn't I like to write some letters... My daughter gets chain texts all the time (some, rather disturbing) and I tell her to delete them. She goes the extra step and asks the sender not to forward chain mail to her any longer... then the friend get all paranoid, "why are you mad at me? you're so mean" kind of thing.

    I won't ask you to delete this, though. We should all write more letters like this! ;)

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  9. Shopgirl-I completely agree. Thank You.

    Starlight-my lips are sealed!

    Jayne-I used to get those texts all the time. Some of them have been very disturbing! I never saw the appeal of forwarding them.

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  10. Ah, intriguing. I've looked at a few of these letters and it's a great style. I'm always interested when people get territorial about friends, it makes you wonder about them.

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  11. hmmm, what on earth could she have said about you and that drummer? i'm so intrigued... ;)

    i like this idea, i think i'll do one when i get caught up on everyone's blogs. now who who who could i write a letter to, that is my question to me.

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  12. light- I wonder about this "friend" of mine all the time

    indy- YES!YES! I'm excited to see what you'll write!

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  13. I wish someone would say something about me and a drummer! I dream of living such an exciting life!

    Although, I did once have rumours spread about me and a barmaid (but I'm not sure that it counts when I was the one spreading the rumours!)

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  14. Spencer-I dream of living such an exciting life too! If only rumors could be more than rumors! Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm glad Dicky grouped us together. I enjoyed reading your blog today.

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