Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!!
It happened. Without my asking (okay, nagging), my 13-year-old daughter wrote a thank you note. I may write her a thank you note!
For years, I’ve insisted on personally-written cards whenever my kids received gifts from relatives and friends. I have no idea how much money I’ve spent on stationery and cards to give them added incentive and, I suppose, pride in letting people know how appreciated they are. In this age of emails and texts, I think the extra effort and cost of sending an old-fashioned note or card may hold even more meaning. Of course, I wish I had the time to write more personal notes myself. This is certainly one of those do-as-I-say-and-not-as-I-do kind of parenting situations.
Regardless, I was thrilled when my daughter took it upon herself to send a note to the parents of one of her best girlfriends. She had stayed at their home for an entire weekend while my husband and I were out of town to attend a wedding. Just as I had taught her, she had written a rough draft and made changes before writing onto the actual card. I glad she enjoys quality papers, patterns and nice penmanship as much as I do.
The finished card was on the kitchen counter and ready to go within a day of our return. I am truly thankful but wonder when and if it may happen again.
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Wow! I know that thrill from experience, and I can tell you that it WILL happen again. (Yay!)
My 18-year-old came home from seeing a movie with his girlfriend’s family the other day and, after dinner, he suddenly stood up and exclaimed, “Oh my gosh, I had to leave their house in a hurry because they had to take her brother to a swim meet and I forgot to thank them for the movie: I need to call them RIGHT NOW!”
Yay!
Ooooh, that gives me so much hope for the future. Thank you!
That’s awesome. But don’t let the worry about next time kill the pride of this time. Just enjoy the moment!! (And this too is a do as I say not as I do, bit of advise!!)
I’m big in personal thank you notes, too, but I allow my son (who has poor graphomotor skills) to type and print his out and just sign it by hand. It’s our compromise due to his incredibly poor handwriting and, as he puts it, his inability to write and think at the same time. But you forgot to include the ever-increasing cost of the stamps in your tally.
Fabulous that you’ve worked out a good system with you son. And you are absolutely right about stamps. Ugh!