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Chapter 10 of 10

Letters to you, and what I'm learning

Words written now, to be read later.

  1. № 01

    “A letter to them at the age they are right now.”

  2. № 02

    “What do you see in them that they don't yet see in themselves?”

  3. № 03

    “What do you want them to know about how much they are loved — in as specific a way as you can manage?”

  4. № 04

    “A letter for a day when things are hard.”

  5. № 05

    “A letter to them about a time in your own life you've never told them about.”

  6. № 06

    “What do you want them to know about where they come from?”

  7. № 07

    “What did your own parents get right — and what are you deliberately doing differently?”

  8. № 08

    “What part of your own childhood comes up in how you parent?”

  9. № 09

    “If you could tell them one thing about life that took you a long time to learn, what would it be?”

  10. № 10

    “What do you want them to know about who you are — not just as their parent?”

  11. № 11

    “What has being their parent taught you about yourself?”

  12. № 12

    “What's been the hardest part of this season of parenting for you personally?”

  13. № 13

    “What would you say to another parent going through exactly what you're going through?”

  14. № 14

    “What's one small thing you did this week that was enough?”

  15. № 15

    “What's the version of yourself that you most want your child to see?”

  16. № 16

    “What's something you've let go of — as a parent, as a person — that you're glad you released?”

  17. № 17

    “What has your child given you — beyond the role of parent?”

  18. № 18

    “What do you want to remember about who you were as their parent at this exact age?”

  19. № 19

    “A letter for their wedding day, or the day they find their person.”

  20. № 20

    “A letter for the day they become a parent, if they do.”

  21. № 21

    “What would you want them to have of yours — not objects, but pieces of you?”