A Letter From a Boy Named Owen...

[TazKristi]

Just had to share this... still smiling!

[Evil D]

Saw this on Facebook. Honestly I was most surprised that an 8 year old can write in cursive since most schools don't even teach it anymore.

[Surfingringo]

"....and I may have ripped it." :D :p

[murphjd25]

Wow what a great story. I needed some cheer this morning.

[MacLaren]

Wow. How cute is that....
Very nice touch sending some stickers as well.

[farnorthdan]

Awesome, start them young I say. Both my boys started receiving :spyder:'s at early an early age and now both are hooked :D especially my youngest, I think he's up to 5 :spyder:'s now. :)

[ryguy76]

Saw this on Facebook. Honestly I was most surprised that an 8 year old can write in cursive since most schools don't even teach it anymore.

Exactly my first thought upon reading this too.

:)

[Sharp Guy]

I saw this on FB too!! That's awesome!!! :)

[timlara]

Haha! That's awesome! That handwriting is already 10 times better than mine. :D

[DutchBlades]

Now there's a sign of good parenting for those times you "might have ripped" a catalog! :p

[Xplorer]

I saw this on Instagram too. Love it! ..not saying he DID rip it....just MAY have...let's leave it at that 'cause Mom might read this...that's all you need to know. :cool:

[Tdog]

This brings a :D to the ole mug. Thanks for sharing, and thanks to Owen, his brother, and his parents.

[SpyderNut]

Very cool letter! I had to chuckle when I read Owen's letter because you can almost pick up a hint of an apology in his tone and it made me think of my own three brothers (and how we acted towards each other growing up :o ). If I had to guess, I am thinking Owen was a little overzealous and inadvertently ripped his brother's Mid Year Guide and his mom may have then admonished him to write to Spyderco and ask for another copy. :D

[TheKnifeCollector]

Saw this on Facebook. Honestly I was most surprised that an 8 year old can write in cursive since most schools don't even teach it anymore.

My first thought exactly!! That is so wonderful.

[Marty_E]

Great letter. Made me chuckle a whole lot.

[Donut]

Saw this on Facebook. Honestly I was most surprised that an 8 year old can write in cursive since most schools don't even teach it anymore.

Maybe it's from 1996 and it got lost in the mail. :P

I hope they throw some holes in with the guide so he can offer an apology gift.

*edit* He sure does have the date right on the letter, doesn't he? lol

[chuck_roxas45]

Great heartwarming story...

[Pinetreebbs]

I saw a tweet this morning. :D

I suspect the (excellent) parents had some involvement in having Owen write the letter and making sure the letter was legible.

[Water Bug]

Thanks for sharing this, Kristi!

[Doc Dan]

A young man like that would make a great addition to our forum. His user name could be Ripper. :D

I enjoyed that post.