A Nigerian lady, known on TikTok as @rissaashley7, has shared a touching discovery with her followers. She found her father's notebook from 1981 and posted pages of it online, highlighting his elegant handwriting and the low cost of living from that era.
A Glimpse into the Past
In her TikTok post on May 6, the lady displayed several pages from the old notebook. She expressed admiration for her father's penmanship, writing, "My daddy's handwriting is so beautiful." The notebook also contained a list of expenses, which she found astonishingly low compared to today's prices.
"The cost of things. Omg. Can we pls go back to the good old days," she remarked in the post.
Social Media Reactions
The video quickly went viral, drawing numerous comments from users who were captivated by the handwriting and the historical price list. One user, ?ℴℴ????????, commented, "The handwriting OMG." Another user, HELEN, said, "Meat 60 naira? You people should take me back, I want to unsubscribe from 21st century."
Mummy K noted, "First time seeing something that has to do with my home …. My dad was also a student." WHITE GODDESS? humorously remarked, "I think say my papa talk say na slate and rock Dey them write on."
User bámidélé shared an emotional response: "Oh dear.... this is so beautiful and it brought tears to my eyes. It reminded me of my dad's books and writings, and how I tried so hard to keep them. I wanted to finish his manuscripts for him and put them out like he envisioned, but I wasn't able to, they all got destroyed. Still one of the biggest losses I have had to face. This is such beautiful archival material."
Another user, Thrift store in Mpape Abuja, observed, "No one saw the 'beggars'! He knew he will settle them and he included it in the list! Good man."
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In a similar vein, a University of Calabar student previously impressed many with her handwriting. Additionally, a JSS3 student's handwriting went viral after his teacher shared a photo of his poorly written note on X (formerly Twitter). The teacher, @Aderonke, described the script as extremely difficult to mark, noting that it looked like it belonged to a different subject, such as Arabic.
This latest discovery by @rissaashley7 serves as a nostalgic reminder of simpler times and the beauty of handwritten records.
