Have you written to your children?

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​LETTERS

I re-read some
of the letters
my Mum sent to me
when I was at college.
 
She died shortly
after I finished there,
although she never told me
that she was ill.
 
I re-read some
of the letters
to learn more of the person
between the lines.
 
Each letter gives
the latest news  on what
each person was up to.
It was her way of connecting.
 
And there was
always money enclosed,
that she earned from her
part-time job as a librarian.
 
I think now of my kids,
and maybe writing
some letters that will have
little real news.
 
And yet
40 years from now,
my letters could be
just what they need.

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​PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT EXERCISE
1. Have you written any letters to keep your children up to date with all that is happening?
2. What letters do you wish you had received? ​

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​Day 483 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises

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