“There Is a Good Side to Your Dad” (Fingers Crossed!) 

From Letters of Note…

In 2017, at the end of a particularly bitter custody case in Scotland that resulted in the father being granted indirect contact with his three children, a psychologist advised the presiding judge to break from tradition and delicately communicate the court’s decision to the children by letter. The judge agreed and wrote the letter. Apparently, the judge thought the letter was brilliant. So after being read to the children, she ordered the court to publish it.

The letter, as you will see, is touching. It reminded me of the infamous 1897 New York Sun letter to Virginia O’Hanlon about the existence of Santa Claus. In this case, however, the subject matter is more difficult. Time will tell if it had the salubrious effect intended.

Read the letter here.