There was a letter in my mailbox today addressed to me by first name only, spelled incorrectly. It was obviously not placed there by the postal service.
It was typed on an actual typewriter, with lots of misspellings and improper grammar.
The mostly humorous content was complimentary to me, a 45 year old heterosexual bachelor for life with no interest in children.
The only disturbing part of the letter reads
Quote:
IF you are going out with some one "I will kill them!" JK! Mabye not...
There are a couple of 'merry Christmases' thrown in and me as santa claus and her as Mrs claus
And a hand drawn picture with a girl descending on a parachute covered in hearts, with binoculars pointed at presumably me, who is wearing a Elf hat, and flexing.
I am pretty sure this was from my friend and neighbor's 9 year old daughter, who is quiet and shy and sweet and kind of an old soul. Perhaps a little slow, I do not know. I've not really interacted with her and never without her parents or grandma nearby. I did see her pause near the mailbox yesterday, then keep going.
The intentionally Humorous aspects make me think perhaps the parents were possibly in on it/ aware of it. I could imagine them laughing at it writing it out, but I could also see it as a goofy young girl, being goofy doing it on her own or with her 3 year older sister and her friends. I can't really imagine that she thinks she has feelings for me. But I cannot pretend to understand the mind of a 9 year old girl either. I do have a 4 year older sister and it kind of reminds me how she and her friends would get really goofy feeding off of each other, but I would have been 5 when she was nine and the two households and parenting styles are very different.
I consider her father and mother to be a fairly good friends. I am often given a key to their home, and I take care of their dogs when they go out of town.
What's your opinion about the best way to handle this?
I'd rather not embarrass the girl, but I certainly don't want her thinking she has feelings for me.
Maybe is is a joke to try and make me feel less lonely during the holidays. My parents and sister are 2500 miles away, I saw them for thanksgiving this year, instead of Xmas.
It was typed on an actual typewriter, with lots of misspellings and improper grammar.
The mostly humorous content was complimentary to me, a 45 year old heterosexual bachelor for life with no interest in children.
The only disturbing part of the letter reads
Quote:
IF you are going out with some one "I will kill them!" JK! Mabye not...
There are a couple of 'merry Christmases' thrown in and me as santa claus and her as Mrs claus
And a hand drawn picture with a girl descending on a parachute covered in hearts, with binoculars pointed at presumably me, who is wearing a Elf hat, and flexing.
I am pretty sure this was from my friend and neighbor's 9 year old daughter, who is quiet and shy and sweet and kind of an old soul. Perhaps a little slow, I do not know. I've not really interacted with her and never without her parents or grandma nearby. I did see her pause near the mailbox yesterday, then keep going.
The intentionally Humorous aspects make me think perhaps the parents were possibly in on it/ aware of it. I could imagine them laughing at it writing it out, but I could also see it as a goofy young girl, being goofy doing it on her own or with her 3 year older sister and her friends. I can't really imagine that she thinks she has feelings for me. But I cannot pretend to understand the mind of a 9 year old girl either. I do have a 4 year older sister and it kind of reminds me how she and her friends would get really goofy feeding off of each other, but I would have been 5 when she was nine and the two households and parenting styles are very different.
I consider her father and mother to be a fairly good friends. I am often given a key to their home, and I take care of their dogs when they go out of town.
What's your opinion about the best way to handle this?
I'd rather not embarrass the girl, but I certainly don't want her thinking she has feelings for me.
Maybe is is a joke to try and make me feel less lonely during the holidays. My parents and sister are 2500 miles away, I saw them for thanksgiving this year, instead of Xmas.