my letter to my parents, your KO perspective?

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Do you have any reservations about the following letter to my folks?

I've already felt the pressing need to communicate, but just about the

time I was deciding it might be best not to call my mom.... I got my

last letter to my parents back from being misaddressed! Maybe my

letter was just part of the process of dealing with my feelings. NOT

seeing my folks was actually my worst fear!

Is this re-write strong and kind enough? Do I give too much

information? My Nada told me long ago, when I was a kid, that I

would become a stranger. I have fought this prophesy all of my adult

life! The wonderful vacation we took, in which nada never

appeared..... was a great lesson for me. I no longer feel so pressed

to try to rescue our relationship with a letter, but I do want to

COMMUNICATE, with good boundaries and less people-pleasing...

Fellow travellers, I would appreciate your feedback/thoughts/

constructive criticism....

Dear Mom (aka Nada) and Dad,

I wrote you at your post office address for the second time, just

before school started. As you can see, I got the address wrong this

time (just got the letter returned to me on Saturday. If at first you

don't succeed, try try again! LOL) . I will have to check carefully to

be sure I don't make this mistake again!

Summer vacation sure went by quickly! And it has been unusually hot

in Northeast Georgia; being able to come out west for a few days sure

helped us cope.

Thank goodness for the pool and swimming, since we got back. Spending

late afternoons swimming, helped us to avoid cabin fever (staying too

much indoors in air conditioning) on the short weeks remaining before

school started last week. Tycho and I are both grateful, we were able

to fit in two final swim dates the first week of school. The

university pool closed this past Thursday.

I am not sure how we missed seeing each other that first part of

July. When I knew our itinerary for our trip to the Northwest, I sent

a note to your PO Box, before we left Georgia. (It was the best I

could do in giving you advance notice of the trip.)

I did not know what to think when I did not get a call from you about

the dates we would have open for a visit. Doug and I rang you many

times, hoping to set up that visit before we flew back to Georgia.

Neither of us could reach you, nor could we leave a message. Most

unfortunate!

I'd wanted to tell you what a pleasant surprise it was to find your

birthday wishes in our mailbox when we got back from our time in the

Northwest. Thank you.

But making this big trip to the West without seeing you and Dad, still

feels a bit disconcerting to me!

Please let me know how you wish to proceed in our correspondence.

Love,