My handwriting is embarrassing!

I have been working with my 3rd grade son on his penmanship.  He has been practicing his printing and we have been working on cursive.  I know cursive isn’t taught in our school and at many schools, and in fact, many adults these days don’t write in cursive.  But I thought it would be nice for him to learn what cursive is and how to write in cursive if he ever chose to in the future.  A handwritten letter or a note in beautiful handwriting is always a special surprise!

These days I find that all my “writing” is via a keyboard on my computer, laptop, or cell phone.  And when I do sit down to write a card, letter, or even a check, my handwriting is so sloppy. I have never had nice, neat writing.  I think so fast and want to jot down my thoughts as fast as I can, so my handwriting is never methodical. My letters run together and it’s a wonder any recipient knows what any of my words say.  I always tell myself to slow down before I sit down to write something but in haste my words always end up looking like a jumbly mess.

My apologies to any of you who has ever received a handwritten anything from me. It’s not one of my strong points. I tell my son all the time to slow down and make each letter clear and tidy, I need to learn to do the same. As I get older I appreciate those who have really perfect handwriting. I think it says a lot about your personality. I am sure my handwriting says that I don’t care about what my writing looks like. But I really do care about the meaning behind my words, I just can’t be bothered with actually forming the written word nicely on paper.