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Post by Zee on Jun 22, 2024 19:08:11 GMT
Yes, there was one through school that I remember nothing about and then there was an elderly lady I met while flying alone when I was 9. I think they sat me next to her because I was alone and she was the grandmotherly type. Her name was Mae. There was another old lady on her other side named May. Mae was a beautiful old lady with soft white hair and a smile. May was a sourpuss with stiff steely curls and bristly chin hairs.
I might have asked to be pen pals because we had one in school, I can't remember. Or it was her idea, IDK, but we exchanged addresses and I kept her up to date after I got home. But she suddenly stopped writing and I didn't know what ever happened to her, besides maybe she died. I forgot both their last names. She and the other May were both in their 80s, I remember that.
May kept trying to talk to Mae and ignore/dismiss me and I didn't like her, that much I definitely remember!
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Post by cindytred on Jun 30, 2024 6:23:19 GMT
My 5th grade teacher had an identical twin sister who taught 5th grade in Ohio - that's how I got my penpal. Her name was Isabel. I loved having a penpal but was disappointed in our correspondence. Her letters always said, "Dear Cindy, How are you? I am fine. Write back soon."
Cindy
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Jun 30, 2024 9:10:15 GMT
Yes, I had penfriends when I was at school. They were mostly people I had met on holiday and kept up correspondence with, or school friends who had moved away. I was the communicator and they got dragged along! I think with each, the time between letters got longer and longer then finally fizzled out as our lives changed.
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Post by gillyp on Jun 30, 2024 9:49:59 GMT
My 5th grade teacher had an identical twin sister who taught 5th grade in Ohio - that's how I got my penpal. Her name was Isabel. I loved having a penpal but was disappointed in our correspondence. Her letters always said, "Dear Cindy, How are you? I am fine. Write back soon." Cindy I can understand the disappointment. That's a shame. |
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Post by canadianlinda on Jun 30, 2024 11:14:34 GMT
I had two pen pals when I was in school. One in Finland and one in America. We exchanged letters and small gifts for several years. I’m not sure why we stopped writing, but I often think about Marita in Finland, her and I got along really well.
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Post by jazzcat on Jun 30, 2024 14:56:41 GMT
I had several pen pals when I was a kid. The girl I wrote to longest (5th grade to adulthood) lived in Maui and after I was married and sent to Oahu by the Navy, we flew to Maui and I got to meet her and her family. Her boyfriend at the time happened to be a tour guide, so we got a great personal tour of the island, too! When I was a freshman in college, my mom gave me the address of her friend's son, because she found out we had the same birthday, he was a lonely sailor stationed in Guam, and I liked to write letters. We've been married for 42 years, now!  |
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Post by airforcemomof1 on Jun 30, 2024 14:59:52 GMT
I had several pen pals when I was a kid. The girl I wrote to longest (5th grade to adulthood) lived in Maui and after I was married and sent to Oahu by the Navy, we flew to Maui and I got to meet her and her family. Her boyfriend at the time happened to be a tour guide, so we got a great personal tour of the island, too! When I was a freshman in college, my mom gave me the address of her friend's son, because she found out we had the same birthday, he was a lonely sailor stationed in Guam, and I liked to write letters. We've been married for 42 years, now! You win! |
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Post by gillyp on Jun 30, 2024 21:04:41 GMT
I had several pen pals when I was a kid. The girl I wrote to longest (5th grade to adulthood) lived in Maui and after I was married and sent to Oahu by the Navy, we flew to Maui and I got to meet her and her family. Her boyfriend at the time happened to be a tour guide, so we got a great personal tour of the island, too! When I was a freshman in college, my mom gave me the address of her friend's son, because she found out we had the same birthday, he was a lonely sailor stationed in Guam, and I liked to write letters. We've been married for 42 years, now! So sweet! |
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Post by ellen on Jun 30, 2024 23:11:26 GMT
I had a pen pal for about three years. We faithfully wrote to each other until we were in jr high. I am pretty sure it was through Big Blue Marble. She lived in Tampa, Florida. I wonder how hard it would be to find her?
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Post by papersilly on Jul 1, 2024 17:51:08 GMT
never a pen pal but i do have an occasional "text pal" with a fellow pea who lives on the opposite coast as me. we've never met in person but we've touched base here and there for years.
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