April 10, 2005

The Very Best I Could
FOUND by Ellen in Washington
My husband found this postcard crumpled up on the grass outside our house in the spring of 2000.
Neil in Austin TX
This post card is so sad. I really believe that he has the best intentions in turning the kids over. I wonder why he couldn't care for them any more? I hope it wasn't drinking or drugs. If anything I imagine that the mob or a loan shark were the reason he had to give them up it sounds like a less serious problem than addition.
+ December 13, 2006 12:03 PM +
joseph in San Diego, CA
Yes, so very sad. I wish him & his family all the best. Peace, Joseph
+ January 03, 2007 02:21 AM +
zorro in your sleep
maybe "the boys" is a casual way to refer to their two male pets (dogs, cats, or lizards)?
+ January 13, 2007 12:14 PM +
pb&j in lunchbox
Yes,Neil..... "addition" is a terrible problem. But then again, so is multiplication.
+ January 24, 2007 11:46 AM +
meagain in West Texas
This is the saddest thing I have seen in a while. I hope if he does get them back, he has taken care of the reason he gave them up. Tony and Linda must love them a bunch to take on the responsibility, and that's so hard on kids... trying to adjust to the drama that dad is causing.
+ February 19, 2007 11:51 PM +
Christy in Sin City
Ouch! Delivered via postcard, no less...
+ March 16, 2007 05:06 PM +
Teresa in christchurch
I wonder what the front of the post card looks like.
+ April 02, 2007 12:16 AM +
Suzanne in Pennsylvania
The post card was not mailed. I wonder if he was writing it to his deceased wife...he can no longer care for the boys on his own. Tony and Linda must be a couple they were close with, that she would trust with the care of her children. He's doing the right thing. The sad part is that he lovED them...past tense.
+ April 21, 2007 05:38 PM +
donna in Madison
Yeah? lovED them, what does this person plan on doing to themselves?
+ May 31, 2007 08:32 AM +
susan in fairfax, VA
Why are most of you assuming it is a guy that wrote this?
+ June 02, 2007 07:02 AM +
K in VA
That was a good idea Suzanne about the deceased wife but I think all S/he is trying to communicate with "loveD" is that s/he tried to take care of them. The person probably still loves them. I'll bet either Tony is a brother or Linda is sister of either Cathy or the author.
+ July 26, 2007 11:15 PM +
Jay in Pittsburgh
Wow. Like everybody else, one of the most heartwrenching finds I've seen on here in a while.
+ July 31, 2007 01:20 AM +
Desperate Cynic
Wait, I'll prove I'm a loser by writing my message on the address half of the postcard.
+ September 21, 2007 07:21 PM +
Chrome Toaster in Taco Town
Judging from the text in the upper left, the other side of the post card features the lovely, picturesque Port of Tacoma.

Sadly, Tacoma has seen more than its fair share of crack and meth abuse.. my guess would be that drugs are at the heart of the problem. (as much as I would hope it's not so) I hope the author of the note got it together enough to get the family back together.
+ October 30, 2007 10:33 PM +
Crystal in Cracktown Selling Donuts For a Fix
Wow, that is sad. He did the best that he could. But I wonder why it wasn't enough. Why couldn't cathy help?
+ March 25, 2008 04:25 PM +
Flargy in New Haven, CT
I wonder if he signed the boys over via quitclaim deed. If so, I hope he got some money. Otherwise, the grantee is gonna be paying some gift tax (the amount depends on the value of the boys at the time of the transaction).
Sorry. I used to work for a real estate lawyer. I can't help it.
+ April 03, 2008 12:32 PM +
ultrajones
Ouch... sorry 'bout yer baaaad luck! Not sure if this is a guy or a girl actually. Notice that there is a copyright for the photo of Tacoma, WA by "Kyle Smith". I'd like to see the photo. At the bottom of this link http://www.forks-web.com/fg/kalaloch.htm is a credit for another photo by Kyle S Smith in the Tacoma area. Interesting. I just like to do the detective work on these Finds. Or speculate at least.
+ June 01, 2008 09:16 PM +
LuxuryDiva in Chicago
This really pulled at my heart strings...So Sad!!
+ June 09, 2008 09:44 PM +
larryfish7 in San diego
yea I'm thinking it may have been pets? hard to read, but sad. It's like something out of the movies..
+ May 06, 2009 03:15 PM +

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