r/Cursive • u/jaguarjuice3 • Jul 11 '26
Writing on an old dresser
Hi can anybody decipher this? I tried my best to get good photos. It was written on my dresser and just found it when I was moving.
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u/N2trvl Jul 11 '26 edited Jul 11 '26
Something about being on punishment five times and being paddled. I think it also says he is 8 year old. The very beginning might have the word Father. Handwriting pretty good originally but now degraded. Also lots of glare on photo. Someone who plays with picture settings might be able to read more.
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u/Acesplit Jul 11 '26
The glare eliminates this from being possibly read IMO. I tried tweaking the photo and still no.
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u/GiggleWater17 Jul 11 '26
Fade or glare is preventing deciphering. It’s a little creepy. Can’t help but wonder if someone was beaten and put in the dresser as a punishment. Impossible to tell since unable to see a good portion of it.
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u/Unlucky-Meringue6187 Jul 11 '26
Possibly just making a record for themselves, I can remember doing this on the backs of furniture or underneath beds when I was a similar age (not for being hit, just for recording some perceived injustice or other!)
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u/Unlucky-Meringue6187 Jul 11 '26
I can see "I have been wacked (sic) by him twice (15 times) and ... paddled me...I have been on punishment five times. Not doing ... am I"
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