{"id":102275,"date":"2009-12-26T01:00:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-26T06:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=136819"},"modified":"2009-12-26T01:00:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-26T06:00:47","slug":"writing-christmas-%e2%80%9cthank-you%e2%80%9d-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/102275","title":{"rendered":"Writing Christmas \u201cThank You\u201d Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do youngsters (and adults) write “thank you” notes any more? <\/strong><\/p>\n

For Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, acts of thoughtfulness and kindness?\u00a0 Do they even take time to send an e-mail, Facebook or Twitter thank you?<\/p>\n

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The day after Christmas, my mom sat us four children down at the dining table where we wrote “thank you” notes to friends and relatives who had given us gifts.\u00a0 The same occurred\u00a0after our birthdays.<\/p>\n

There was no need to object.\u00a0 It simply was what you did…to write thank you notes of appreciation for what you had received.<\/p>\n

I’ve taught this to my daughter and she to her children.\u00a0 Even though they live with us, the grandchildren frequently write thank you notes to my husband and me for gifts and something we’ve done for them.<\/p>\n

I know there have been times when we’ve all forgotten or didn’t get the notes written in a timely fashion.\u00a0 However, I hope these were few and far between.<\/p>\n

Most people enjoy receiving a hand written note, even in these days of electronic correspondence.\u00a0 Doing something is important whether it is:<\/p>\n