A Letter to Your Child, Delivered the Day They're Grown
Children grow faster than anyone can keep up with. Today they're asleep in your arms; blink, and they're walking through the school gate without looking back. Every parent has had the thought: I wish I could keep this exact moment — who they are right now, who I am right now — and hand it to them when they're grown. Photos and videos capture how things looked, but not what's in your heart: the beautiful chaos of the day they were born, the tears when they first said "mama," everything you hope for them and everything you can't bear to let go. Here, you can put all of it in a letter and have it delivered on their eighteenth birthday, their graduation day, or any day you choose. When it arrives, they'll be holding a letter from many years ago, signed by a younger you. Below are letters some parents have chosen to share. What it feels like to love a child — written down, it becomes the longest-lasting gift you can give.
How to write this letter
- Describe them exactly as they are today: how tall, the phrase they repeat all day, how they sleep. The details you're sure you'll never forget are the first to go.
- Tell a story only you know: what happened the day they were born, how you chose their name. Stories land better in a letter than in a retelling years later.
- Write your hopes — but as hopes, not demands. Tell them that whoever they become, the love in this letter doesn't change.
- Write about yourself, too: your age, your work, what's worrying you these days. The grown-up version of them will be dying to meet the you of today.
Real letters from the vault
77 public letters豆包成长篇。语言
兜兜妈妈： 宝宝已经21个月了！18个月时，兜兜已经可以完全自己行走了，兜兜的助步车最后还是没有买。可是宝宝被宠的不太爱走路，一直要抱。 关于豆包刷牙的问题，坚持的怎么样了，三个月前已经给他准备了自己的牙刷，没有坚持让他自己刷牙
zhoutieyi
2015.10.01
写个一年后的妈妈
非洲虽然蛮热的，但我还是为来回路上穿了这件棉大衣我我我为了配合小红靴子还系了前男友N年前送我的红色小方巾哈哈，还是三儿帮我找出来的！出发啦让你们平衡一下，不能光看到旅行路上玩的多好呀，其实旅行路上也挺累的哈哈，继续赶飞机 经过二十几个小时的飞行后安全抵达肯尼亚，这里时间下午四点五
挠痒的紫猫
2014.04.04
hows hanging dude
sup dawg我刚下课，在等张文婷呢。 our girl sonman 希望你收到信不要无奈吖。跟马修一样。还记得马修吧31了吧。 希望差不多结婚了。 dawg。你知道她是结婚之人。但是你得保护她吖。希望你成熟了。my man really i hope。不过你至少穿衣品味提高
Ted
2016.11.15
一周后的宝贝昱儿
我最亲爱的宝贝： 哈哈，怎么回事？周二成了给你写信的best time了？ 收到了上周自己写的信，原来距离你自己去抽血都过了三周啦！好像有点快，好像又没那么快。今天是16号吧？嗯，，好像是第一封信寄出的时间呢，这封信肯定会让他又有小动作的哈哈哈哈哈哈，等着吧，
1678352447
2025.09.09
写给未来的自己
可爱的儿子在自己的怀抱中安静的睡觉了，自己心中充满了感动和温馨。 儿子半梦半醒的状态中，轻轻呓语着“爸爸”，稚嫩的小手轻轻抚摸着自己略带胡须的脸颊。这一刻，自己很幸福。儿子语气中那种对自己依恋、满足，填充了我的全部世界。 儿子的翻了个身，打了个哈欠，又翻过身来，看了我
tdzpf
2016.01.05
六件大宝贝
1、最好的精神食粮:阅读阅读不仅能丰富孩子的内心世界，还能提高他们的思考能力和语言表达能力。2、最好的健康药:运动运动不仅有助于孩子的健康发展，还能培养他们的团队合作精神和坚韧不拔的意志力。3、最好的娱乐伙伴:兴趣爱好兴趣爱好可以培养孩子的创造力和才艺，丰富他们的生活以及开阔他们
liuzhengqiqq
2024.09.28
宝贝这是给你的
今天是2021年的4月29号，我下午四点去永辉超市的二楼面试了一个五一的睿丁英语假期兼职，进去看了一下，熟悉的套路，确定那是个骗子，我扭头就走了，真是个大聪明。5月6号那天要去轻轻教育，不知道有没有成功。现在同学也平时没什么联系了也就一个种花的彭广发会平时打打电话，（(￢︿̫̿
祖祖好乖
2021.04.29
写给闺女的
当你看到这封信的时候，我已经走了，确切的的说是去学校了，不过你这傻逼可能会说我死了然后骂我，不过我已经预判了你的预判。你是个傻逼。时间过的很快，转眼间4年就过去了。我们从六年级上册到现在，我也当了你整整四年的爸爸了，心里大大滴开心。咳咳，说点正事，虽然我们的父女情才4年，但是我希
n7373
2021.08.25
一定要看完呀！
你刚刚把我微信拉黑的时候我忽然之间就哭了，我没有放弃的啊，是你又要把我丢掉。我不知道你有没有收到我发的短信，所以只能在这里给你发一封邮件。我想告诉你，我没有放弃。我会一直等，直到我进了棺材。你如果有什么事情，随时打给我。我的电话一直会等你。一定不要把我忘了啊！我就先去东莞了。我努
n6143
2020.12.01
两年后的这个时候你们前进一大步了吗
现在写下这封信，是想2016年前的计划都顺利完成了吗？的这个时候是不是已经前进了，还是在原地，我的目标很简单，向钱看……狗子哥的一建必过了吗？宝宝快生了没？男孩就叫戈翌狗子哥有没有准备跳往开发商单位了，如果你还在这个单位等我的话那我们准备一起走，你12月份一建必过，监理注册工程
马小小
2014.05.19
致小b崽子
hello,是我，你爹，现在是2020年11月29日的，0:15分，刚吃过夜宵，吃的饺子，然后刷抖音，看到了这个东西，觉得挺奇妙，所以，拿你试试手，如果不出意外，网站还在，那么你就会在今天收到这封，算是信的东西也不知道要说点什么，希望你，此时此刻有对象，学习顺利，生活开心，爱自己
Gao_Xinke
2020.11.29
我希望你已经很坚强
不会再在友情上吃亏，但是吃亏是福最重要的是吃亏过一次，就坚决不要第二次 不会因为人际关系而伤神，因为你已经很能融入整个集体 再次找到和自己互溶的人，能包容自己的错误和坏脾气但是首先让我们再理智的想想，我们是不是做错了如果是，就道歉吧；如果不是，绝对不能委屈了自己 我相信，你已经变
罱亘
2013.04.04
Frequently Asked Questions
My child doesn't have an email or phone yet. How does this work?
Send it to your own inbox and hand it over in person on delivery day — or keep the letter's 6-digit claim code and give it to them when they're older; the code alone unlocks the letter.
Will it really still arrive, a decade or more from now?
Yes. On delivery day the system sends an email and a text automatically, with the claim code as a final backstop. Delivery within a year is free; longer terms are a one-time fee from ¥3.9 up to ¥19.9 — no subscriptions, ever.
What age should I send it to?
The eighteenth birthday is the classic — the day they come of age. Some parents write one every birthday and build a whole shelf of growing-up letters.
Can anyone else read what I write?
No. Letters are private by default — only the recipient can open one, via the link or the claim code. Every letter you see on this page was made public by its writer on purpose.
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