PostSecret's Journal

Sunday Secrets

http://postsecret.blogspot.com/2008/12/sunday-secrets.html

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 7:18 PM
Subject: "I will not wear mistletoe to work."

I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.
I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.
I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.
I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.
I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.
I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.
I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.
I will not kiss Kevin at work on Christmas eve.

I might.

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 5:18 AM
Subject: timecard you're not alone

My son just wrote Santa last night asking for that special present and I didn't have the heart to tell him that "Santa's" back injury has kept HER from waiting tables the past two weeks .

my secret:
I wish Santa Claus was real so on Christmas no child would have to go without and no parent would have to feel like they failed there child.

-Amber (with permission)

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 12:11 AM
Subject: re: timecard you're not alone

I know I cannot do this for every child out there, but if you would tell her that there is someone out there willing to try and buy their son that gift, then I would appreciate it very much.

I am a college student with a limited budget, but it would be a lovely Christmas present for me if I were able to put a smile on the faces of two strangers on Christmas morning.

-----Email Message
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 11:53 PM
Subject: RE: timecard you're not alone

First off let me tell you how thankful I am to you and your wonderful offer. I was not in anyway expecting any sort of help I just wanted to let this person know they were not alone.

Gratefully yours,
-Amber

[Frank's Note:] (I asked Amber to set-up a PayPal account using this email address for those of us wanting to help.)

[update:] (PayPal Account information removed, as per Ameber's request.)

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 4:05 PM
Subject: extra credit good karma AMBER

I made a donation and I was surprised at how good it felt. One does not have to be a millionaire to feel the joy of being generous.

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 5:04 PM
Subject: RE: timecard you're not alone

Frank,

Santa Claus is real and is alive and well. He lives in you and others like you all over the world. I am overwhelmed by the love and generosity strangers have shown my family today. I never would have imagined it would get as large a response in such little time as it has. Not only will I be able to afford the present he asked for but clothes and other necessities I had been putting off.

At this time I am asking that you remove my paypal account from postsecret and I urge anyone else who wants to help someone in need to get into contact with their local community action centers.

Thank you for making my wish come true,
-Amber

ps I will send pictures of christmas morning!

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 5:13 PM
Subject: Indians aren't bad.

I am an Indian American and honestly, I think people should feel honored to have sex with Indians. I mean, we DID write the Kama Sutra.

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 7:31 AM
Subject: There is no Santa

I'm thankful that I was never told that Santa was real when I was growing up. Every Christmas, I always knew that the presents I received were from people who knew exactly how good or bad I'd been in the past year, and loved me anyway.

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 2:59 AM
Subject: Brain Cancer

My mother has brain cancer. She was diagnosed during the holiday season last year. They told her she probably had two months to live. My mother is sitting in the room next to me, and will be here for the holidays this year.

I don't believe in god, but I am praying for a miracle for your father. My mom got one.

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 1:45 AM
Subject: everyone would say what they want to

I wish for one day everyone would say exactly what someone else needed to hear.

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2009 1:30 AM
Subject: Next year, I want to get my tree with you

Hi Frank,

I am the writer of the card "Next year, I want to get my tree with you." This year, a young woman twelve states over went to get her tree with her new boyfriend, a man she's cared for for many years. She noticed the card and mentioned it to her good friend, who also happens to be a good friend of mine. It gives me hope that one year I'll celebrate the holidays with the choice of my heart.

-----Email Message-----
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: I just sent you a secret.

I picked my oldest daughter up from school then went to the post office to drop off my secret. My daughter looked at me and asked if she can put it in the mail box. I gave her my secret and watched it leave. The most unusual feeling came over me and I began to cry.