They know how to use emails/web forms/etc. but when it comes to personal communications, they like to write, and get written responses. More power to them!

It was such a peasant surprise when I received the first one.

I have some letters that need to be written + posted...

Now, where did I put those "Forever" stamps???

Snail mail use. And we send post cards when we travel by rv. It's hard to find post cards. And sometimes if the person you ask is young, they have no idea what you're talking about. It's kinda funny

I think we'll try that. We've also picked some up at flea markets.

...which are probably related to the mail surviving the USPS machinery:

https://pe.usps.com/businessmail101?ViewName=Cards

That's when I started receiving mail addressed to me!
Does anyone remember "The Weekly Reader"?

Does an e mail carry the same physical impact? No.

Excellent project! I can picture the happiness!

sadly it closed.

The Weekly Reader

I being the smartass I was, diiscovered all anwers to the questions upside-down on the back last page...

Write letters and send them to their great grandparents. The later appreciates it very much and then so do the grandkids because they get a reply letter.

Write letters. I like to save them. You can save email but it's just not the same.

I am old school, and still send snail mail thank you cards, Xmas cards, get well cards, etc. Just wrote and mailed a letter to my 95-year old mom yesterday. I was doing some mending and started thinking of all the useful life skills my mom had taught me and needed to express my gratitude for being such a great mom and passing down that knowledge.

I would love to be able to give my parents the thanks that they deserve for having raised me - it wasn't an easy job.

But we can both give thanks to that author.

She lived in Florida at the time and my son only saw her a couple of times a year.

Every week when his letters came he would dictate a reply. It kept them close.

He would also receive phone calls from her every other week. He called on the weeks she didn't call.

She sent him coloring pages in her letters, and he would color them for her. She would post them on

her fridge. I remember taking him to visit her in Florida and her fridge was covered in his colored pages!

Thank you, Erronis, for this lovely post. It brought back so many great memories!

My niece gave birth to her first child, a baby boy named Oliver on May 12. Susan and I sent a card, addressed to Oliver, saying, "Welcome to the family, glad to have you aboard." That would not have worked with email or Instant Messaging.

They have 3 (i think) different age groups for magazines for children.
Kids DO like getting something in snail mail with their own name on it.
Great organization, great magazines.

It would be wonderful if you could write a children's book using these letters from children.