LibraryScenariosHow to leave meaningful messages for children who will grow up without you
Scenario

How to leave meaningful messages for children who will grow up without you

I am terminally ill and trying to write letters for my young children to read when they are older but I realize I do not know what they will need to hear from me when I am not here to say it.

Rabia
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Communicating across the boundary of death requires imagining who our children will become and what they will need to know about our love when we cannot adapt our words to their changing selves.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Estate planning?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.