DF said he doesn't have anything new to write about, because he does the same thing every day. So when I write him letters, I ask him questions. Like, whats your all time favorite movie, or whats your favorite type of weather, what do you miss about me the most. Stuff like that.

Does anyone else do something fun or creative in their letters? I'm lookin for new ideas.

There are lots of options! :)

You are on the right track. What about reading books together and discussing them? Comparing notes on movies that are on cable or that he will see and you could rent? Making plans? My hubby and I have discussed houseplans and a bit of the decorating of it. Asking deeper questions that are more than simple answers. For example, ask about his favorite childhood memory and what makes it his favorite. The why questions tend to make for longer replies. :) The how questions too. :)

You might want to check out some of the threads in the prison mail forums. There are tons of ideas over there too!

Happy writing!
Jenn

the way i do it is i am constantly letting my husband know how proud of him i am, how much i love him i talk about what my life was like before he entered it, i reassure him over and over to let him know that i love him so much and that he has something out here to look forward to. if you have kids have them send him something whether it be a picture or a letter leave the letter open for him to say what he wants to say and just be there for him. don't take anything personal when he vents because it is only his way of reaching out. good luck

Hi! Go to Lovingyou.com. They have all kinds of ideas on writing love letters, love poems, etc. I go there a lot for inspiration!

I get the same line from my son ("there's nothing to write about") so I tend to write letters that provoke some real emotion and give him cause to write back to me. Of course, he usually just ends up calling me to give me a piece of his mind, so it kind of backfires. When I write, I fill up the pages with little stuff (the silly things that happen, the usual everyday things we take for granted on the outside, the weather, updates on everyone's health and happenings, the latest antics of his stupid cat I now have, etc.) then I sneak in a big issue. I've asked him what color he wants his room when he's released, what meal he wants the first night out, what he wants me to do with his tennis shoes he can't have. (not that these are the big issues) He has some Big Stuff to deal with and I try to help him recognize and put his thoughts and feelings into words. Sometimes it's by force, by asking direct questions that, although I know it hurts him to answer, must be asked and answered before he can begin healing. In return, he asks me my opinion of his thoughts. I try to remain objective and give him no nonsense answers. I think they need truth and honesty most of all in dealing with the situations that placed them where they are. Maybe this isn't so for everyone, but I know for him it is. I did send him some typed word games once. I play a game on the computer, Text Twist, and I copied down the jumbled word and then listed how many of 3-letter, 4-letter, 5-letter, and so on, words that could be made from the jumbled letters. The first time I sent it, he was called into the mail room and had to explain what it was to a guard. Seems the guard took it and started working out the puzzles and wouldn't give it to him! I guess they thought it was a secret code or something. He did get the mail in the end though. And then had the nerve to let me know that not all the words that could be made from the jumbled letters were included in the solutions. Like I sent him a defective game! Letters...sometimes they're easy to write and sometimes they're not. Follow your heart...speak your mind...and always tell them you love them. And don't carry them in your bag for a week before you mail them!
~ Lisa

DF said he doesn't have anything new to write about, because he does the same thing every day. So when I write him letters, I ask him questions. Like, whats your all time favorite movie, or whats your favorite type of weather, what do you miss about me the most. Stuff like that.

Does anyone else do something fun or creative in their letters? I'm lookin for new ideas.

Hi im not sure if im doing this right or not but i hope it gets to you. This is my first time in this website. My man is in FT Knox and to asnswer your question yeah! I send him those real good if you were here, or when you get back i would...:D

I don't know the correct address yet to the brig in Miramar, but I have some letters to send off to my husband who is currently there. But I did write him the whole time he was on a westpac with the military, and I wrote poems, or used Jell pens, or even in one letter I talked about all the little things that I missed about him and got up to like 123 things or something like that.