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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Now imagine how fucking sad it would be if he had accidentally put a blank paper in there, thrown out the heartwarming and touching letter he'd written to his kid with all the feelings he never could express otherwise and died thinking his kid would at least find some comfort in those words.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have a feeling that the blank paper hit harder. It seems like that gag perfectly encapsulated her dad's sense of humor and their relationship.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Yeah, if I were in her shoes, it would be impossible not to imagine my dad chuckling to himself as he slipped his mortal bonds, smug with satisfaction at having pulled the longest, pettiest prank possible on your kid. That piece of paper would be a treasure.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Reminds me of someone who said their dad died. They logged into the dad’s Facebook. He’d made a number of status updates over the preceding months, that gradually grew sadder IIRC.

Not a single reply to any one.

Visibility was accidentally set to only me. The guy never knew.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That’s really unfortunate. Devastatingly so. Well, now I’m sad.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It’s OK, it’s only been in my head for several years 🙃

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It was actually a hidden message and she had to hold it under warmth to read it, never knew and threw it away.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I did this before. I was about to die and then accidentally put an empty letter paper into an envelope and thought the letter I did write to my daughter was my scratch paper... so I threw it away. I later passed but through a stroke of luck my daughter found my letter in the trash and was still able to read it. so I can rest easy now knowing that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

you…passed?

I didnt realize theres internet in the afterlife

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Haven't you heard about "the dead internet theory"?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

there's fiber up here

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Was the letter reassuring her that, even at the end, you had chicken?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

Is this a Leroy Jenkins reference?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

He actually put both in there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

the ultimate dad joke, the letter was actually swapped with a family heirloom the entire time.