There has been a lot of buzz about the open letter from Barack Obama to his daughters. If you’ve not done so, you can read it over at Parade. It’s a great letter.
I write letters to my kids. Never as well-written as this one, but engaging, tender and hopeful. I’m not sure when they will get them, but I actually put them in the mail so they get postmarked. When the arrive back at the house I put them in a place to save them for the boys for later. I have no idea when they will get them. Hopefully I’ll know when the time is right.
I also like to write letters to the daughter of a friend of mine. Her girl is only three, but I do my best to write her on her birthday and hope my friend saves them. A little blast from the past for when she is older. I have no idea if anyone cares about stuff like that, but I like to do it.
Tell me: do you write to your kids or keep a journal that will live on long after you’re gone? Tell me all about what you do.
Tags: barack obama, parenthood, president, writing to kids
What a great idea! I started a journal/scrapbook for my son when he was a baby, it grew with him and I gave it to him when he graduated from high school. Not sure he appreciates it yet but hopefully will in the future. He’s a college freshman now and living very much in the present.
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