Analyzing Postsecret Cards (4)

Postsecret cards

The secret post card “Tough with Tattoo” conveys a very strong message about a young woman who is revealing a very sad and emotional secret. From my point of view, I feel that this young woman has a lot of anger, regret, and shame. It seems she is lost in her own world. I believe that this a young woman because it looks like she is wearing black, lacey underwear, which are visible in the photograph. However, we do live in a society where young girls look and dress older than they re, so this could even be a young teen. From this photograph I feel that she has had to endure many difficulties.

Through her text “I got a tattoo so I’d stop cutting myself …It didn’t help” it is obvious that had a past of self mutilation and had gotten a tattoo to remind her to “Be tough”. Through her message we can see that she is still feeling the way she did before the tattoo and is still cutting. From the photo I can feel the sadness that this young woman experiences. I believe that this is an actual photograph of this individual because they only show the young woman‘s back and it makes a confession, but at the same time still remains private.

The text in the center of the photo looks as if the bottom of the paper is actually cutting into the back of the woman and that she is bleeding. When reading only the first and second line of text it seems that this tattoo has helped this person, but as you go on to read “…It didn’t help” it makes you realize that she needs more than a tattoo; she needs help.

When reading the “Laguna” postcard I feel a sense of humor because this person is in a way making fun of Kristin Cavallari and the rest of the kids on the M.T.V. show Laguna Beach, but at the same time wanting to experience the things that they get to. I find it amusing that this individual has cut out a photograph of Kristin Cavallari and revealed their secret “Sometimes I wish I could be as stupid, privileged and shallow as the kids on Laguna Beach.” I find this post card funny because I think that majority of us know what the kids on Laguna Beach are like. They are all attractive, rich, stuck-up and extremely superficial. I think that many people would want to be in their shoes just because it seems that their biggest worry is what swim suit they are going to be wearing to the beach for the day.

In this photo of Kristin she is wearing a very low cut jean vest and definitely has a push up bra on… She also has on a probably very expensive necklace that looks like it has chili peppers and a heart on it. Her hair is big and poofy and by the look on her face it seems that is staring down a girl that is now her worst enemy because she has the same shirt as her.

Personally, I think that the person who made this post card created it to be humorous and tell many people’s secret of wanting to be rich and not having any worries. The kids of Laguna Beach have a life of fantasy and that is not common for many. Most people have to work for things in life and they are eventually rewarded. The kids on Laguna Beach don’t have to work, are handed things left and right and from many people’s point of view, have heads that are filled with air.

After reading the text on “1 amnio picture” I instantly feel a sense of sadness, mourning and possibly regret. The photograph on this postcard is of an ultra sound of a baby. I think that the mother of this baby created this postcard to tell her secret that “This is the only picture that will ever be taken of you.” This is a very emotional statement. I believe that this mother knows she is carrying a child that is already dead, knows that the child won’t make it through the delivery or she had a miscarriage. In any of these circumstances the outcome is fatality. This would be absolutely heart-wrenching for especially a mother.

This woman is probably feeling guilty because in her mind she is thinking that there was something she could have done, but in reality, it was out of her hands. I find this postcard to be extremely sad because I personally know individuals who have had to experience these traumatic situations and endure the pain and suffering that comes along as well. I think that the individual who created this postcard used the original ultra sound picture to illustrate her loss.

I find this postcard to be one of the saddest out of all of the secret post cards that are posted because for majority of females, finding out that you are now a mother is one of the most amazing and happiest times of your life. To lose your child, the child that makes you a mother…is absolutely devastating.

The post card “Wedding Ring Pic”is very simple, yet makes a strong confession. In the center of this piece of paper there is a wedding ring that is secured with tape. Above it the text is written in what looks like black Sharpie Pen, it reads “I can’t be this person anymore.” I believe that by looking at this ring and handwriting, a woman has created this secret post card. There is a period at the end of the statement, which means it’s not an idea, it’s not something your thinking about, it is the way it is period.

I think that there are various possibilities for this post card, one, she could be cheating; two, she could be gay or three, she could just want out of the marriage because she is no longer in love with the man she married, how ever long ago. My first thought when I read this postcard was that this woman was cheating on her husband and wants out of the marriage. She could have been confused at the time she got married and throughout the years she has decided that she doesn’t want to be a secret anymore and decides to tell her husband that she is gay. Or she could just want a divorce because she is unhappy in the marriage.

The design of this postcard is very plain, with the white paper and the black text. It is forward and straight to the point. There is nothing distracting in the background. There is a confession to be made and this woman has conveyed that through her writing. I think that the woman used her actual wedding ring to make her confession more real. In a sense, she is giving the wedding ring back. It is no longer on her hand, but a piece of paper admitting she doesn’t want to be the person that she is and to solve that she needs to get a divorce.