Twitter Thread: Kid's Letters Inspires Wholesome Vulnerability

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mattstaff
May 6, 2020 11:00 AM EDT

Hugh Weber shared a Twitter thread about his 11-year-old's wild ride with the USPS, and it seems to convey a deeper message. Maybe it's a message that the beauty of humanity itself escapes through human beings' vulnerability. Brace yourself, cause this thread has been known to get the feels train rolling. 

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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber Emerson, my 11 year old, is on a bit of a wild ride with the @USPS and our local mail carrier, Doug. And, I think there's a deeper message to it all. First, the backstory... 6:45 PM · 5/2/20 · Twitter for iPhone 2,805 Retweets 6,188 Likes <>
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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h Replying to @hughweber Em has a serious letter writing habit. She maintains active correspondence with over a dozen of her favorite people. And, if you've been the lucky recipient of one of Em's hand decorated letters and envelopes, then you have a pretty good idea of the joy they bring. Cheri R alls Falls, Fore 55 THe Smths 2734 774 Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h A letter from Emerson is likely to include some art, a joke or two, a mention of her younger brother, con
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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber · 23h So, when she decided to thank our mail carrier for the service he provides us, she left nothing out. In went Taylor Swift, in went the little brother, in went the jokes. Q: Why do you never see elephants hiding in trees? A: Because they're really good at it. 96 2721 785 Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h Em wrote, "I'm Emerson. You may know me as the person that lives here that writes a lot of letters & decorated the envelopes. Well, I wanted to thank you for taking my
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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h She continued, "The reason you are very important in my life is because I don't have a phone so how else am I supposed to stay in touch with my friends? You make it possible!" Q1 2712 768 Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h She put it in the box, smiled when he took it & that was enough. The next day a package arrived with some stamps & two letters. Doug had shared Em's letter with his supervisor, Sara, and they both wanted to share how touched they were by her note. de.w
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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h Sara said that, as an essential worker, Doug might not be able to maintain regular correspondence, but she sure could. Em started writing that very afternoon. 278 712 Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h This is when things get interesting. The next week, we got a letter address to "Mr and Mrs Weber." It seems that Sara had shared Em's note as a "Token of Thanks" in the internal newsletter for the Western US and there were some postal folks that wanted to thank her. Dear Pa
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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber Today, we saw Doug getting out of the truck with two BOXES of letters from around the country. We snapped a quick photo through the door as he and Emerson met for the first time. It was a beautiful moment on silent reciprocity.
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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h These letters are so deeply human. They are filled with family, pets, hobbies, community and an overwhelming sense of kindness. - Emerson 10 Sa. Beil 4709 S. Technoplis br Siouy fall, SD pastal n Main dutter fou Emunon 4704 A lichnplio Siour fall sD Rancklph ne 681U 57100 -0000 S7106-42270s 502 hrah Shortrne n IST Ave BOLLINGS T se 20 APR 200 PIL 92 2723 1,230 Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h Because Em was fully vulnerable, they were too. Em shared jokes, so they share
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    Games - Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h One maintenance manager from Minnesota wanted to inspire her to start collecting stamps so he sent along two stamps of his own from the bulletin board in his office to start her collection. 1882 1982 USA 20c 1882 1982 USA 20c Franklin D. Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt 27 20 1,158 Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h And, they sent stamps to be used as well. Stamps for her to write back. Stamps for her to write others. Stamps, stamps, stamps. (218 by Em's count.) Trex Sild
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    Text - Hugh Weber @hughweber 23h With dozens of new pen pals, Em did what she does best. She wrote the dad. She wrote his son. She assured the secret swifties not to be embarrassed because her dad likes TSwift, too. She acknowledged that there WERE a lot of letter but that she had time. She sees them all. ww. 3 27 26 O 1,373
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