Cat's Cradle Breakup Card

Inside:

Busy with the Work and busy with the Play.
Busy with the Others and too busy for Today.
Busy with the Stories and busy telling Lies.
Busy is as busy does. I’m busy too, Goodbye!

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Suggested recipients: partners or close relationships where one side has grown distant, preoccupied, or unwilling to show up honestly—when enough is truly enough.

3"x4" card featuring original artwork depicting hands tangled in the child’s string game, cat’s cradle. Also, a shout out to Kurt Vonnegut.

This card is a pointed farewell to someone who’s constantly distracted—avoiding sincerity, presence, or responsibility in a relationship. It speaks to the quiet frustration of being sidelined by someone always in motion, always unavailable. A blunt and poetic goodbye for those ready to reclaim their time, energy, and emotional clarity.

This card is featured in our blog Impetus Inaction under Goodbyes, Asides, & Otherwise.

Printed on premium cardstock, each Offhand Card for Common Situations blends carefully chosen text with either original illustrations or restored public domain artwork. Every design explores the in-between spaces—where sentiment meets truth, and giving a card becomes both an offering and an act of clarity. These cards are designed for real moments—encouragement after setbacks, quiet goodbyes, small mercies, and overdue reconciliations—and each piece carries a handmade, art-print quality that makes it both thoughtful and collectible.

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