Letters to My Daughters

These are the letters to my daughters

Another Day, Another Sadness

2018-07-14 The Letters John
Here we are, another week has gone by since my last typing. I realized I didn’t upload my last one after writing it, just saved it. It’s Saturday night here and I’m lonely yet again. The number of days that I feel tears at the thought of being away is becoming more than the days that I don’t. Watching all of these happy families in Korea, seeing the kids smiling, it makes me miss everyone all the more. Continue reading

How I wish I were home

2018-07-08 The Letters John
I waited almost two weeks to write my second letter. I had quite a bit to think about in that time. I’ve been in Korea now for a few days now, and even though it’s interesting to be here, I miss my family. Every day I use Duo to talk to Mom and Syd, missing Char more than ever, but I’m here and I have to just deal with it. It leaves me sad every time I get off the phone, and even more sad when I realize that I’m going to miss the short time home that Char will have. Continue reading

My First Letter

2018-06-25 The Letters John
It’s taken my quite some time to get to this point. In truth, I’ve been procrastinting quite a bit. Between being at home and trying to enjoy every moment I can with my family, and being at work when I’m out of town, I’ve had no energy to put forth towards anything. Not having my family makes me feel rather sad, even depressed. Sleeping in a strange hotel bed instead of the one I share with Brooke at home, it’s been hard to motivate myself to do much of anything. Continue reading
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