Letter to Joseph
Dear Joseph,
I got this idea by watching the show “Mad About You” the other day, when the parents of the baby decided to write letters to the child for her 18th birthday. This would be kind of fun, writing to you 17 ½ years in advance. Let’s see… I would be 51 years old and the year would be 2016. I just wonder what things will be like then. I suppose there would be some kind of automatic cars by then. Right now I am commuting about an hour to work each way for just 30 miles. I suppose you don’t have to worry about such trivial things in life. Flying cars would be too far fetched for me to think of at this time but you probably have something close to it. I am a graphic artist creating all kinds of nifty images for a semi-conductor manufacturing machine company called Novellus. By the time you read this, I am sure I’ll be some kind of programmer also. The computer I am using is quite fast for today’s standards. Intel Pentium II 333 mhz chip, 256 megs of RAM, and a standard 21 inch monitor. Technology is changing very rapidly, therefore you probably have something equivalent to a Cray III supercomputer for your watch.
You are the most wonderful baby anybody could ask for. You never cry unless hungry. You are the most popular baby at the church we go to, Tri-Valley Korean Presbyterian Church of Pleasanton. I am a 4th grader Sunday school teacher and your mother is quite involved with the bible study and the disciple study group. Fortunately, she does not have to work, enabling her to stay home to watch you grow up. You are big for your age and your favorite thing to do is to smile. Whenever you see somebody, that’s the first thing you do, giving them a huge open smile. Everybody loves you. I just hope you end up with longer legs than me. I am 5’ 9”, 205 pounds, and have very short legs. We are going to feed you a lot of protein so you can be more than 6 foot high. My guess is that you’ll be around 6’ 2”, and very handsome.
We are blessed to have such a great baby. We’ll try our best to raise you with good values. I’ll be strict, but with time you’ll understand that it’s the best way to build a solid foundation for life.
Your mother and I love you dearly, Joseph. I’ll write to you at least once a year.
I got this idea by watching the show “Mad About You” the other day, when the parents of the baby decided to write letters to the child for her 18th birthday. This would be kind of fun, writing to you 17 ½ years in advance. Let’s see… I would be 51 years old and the year would be 2016. I just wonder what things will be like then. I suppose there would be some kind of automatic cars by then. Right now I am commuting about an hour to work each way for just 30 miles. I suppose you don’t have to worry about such trivial things in life. Flying cars would be too far fetched for me to think of at this time but you probably have something close to it. I am a graphic artist creating all kinds of nifty images for a semi-conductor manufacturing machine company called Novellus. By the time you read this, I am sure I’ll be some kind of programmer also. The computer I am using is quite fast for today’s standards. Intel Pentium II 333 mhz chip, 256 megs of RAM, and a standard 21 inch monitor. Technology is changing very rapidly, therefore you probably have something equivalent to a Cray III supercomputer for your watch.
You are the most wonderful baby anybody could ask for. You never cry unless hungry. You are the most popular baby at the church we go to, Tri-Valley Korean Presbyterian Church of Pleasanton. I am a 4th grader Sunday school teacher and your mother is quite involved with the bible study and the disciple study group. Fortunately, she does not have to work, enabling her to stay home to watch you grow up. You are big for your age and your favorite thing to do is to smile. Whenever you see somebody, that’s the first thing you do, giving them a huge open smile. Everybody loves you. I just hope you end up with longer legs than me. I am 5’ 9”, 205 pounds, and have very short legs. We are going to feed you a lot of protein so you can be more than 6 foot high. My guess is that you’ll be around 6’ 2”, and very handsome.
We are blessed to have such a great baby. We’ll try our best to raise you with good values. I’ll be strict, but with time you’ll understand that it’s the best way to build a solid foundation for life.
Your mother and I love you dearly, Joseph. I’ll write to you at least once a year.
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