十一年前，一位充满愧疚的职业妈妈开始了她的写信之旅，这段旅程彻底改变了她和她女儿的人生。如今，她写下的这些充满温情的话语正在网络上迅速传播。
这一切都始于斯凯勒·古尔德六年级的时候。每天，斯凯勒都会兴高采烈地打开午餐盒，发现里面有一张妈妈亲手写的温馨小纸条。这是她们维系感情的特殊方式。
斯凯勒的妈妈斯蒂芬妮开始在首席超市担任市场总监，全职工作。尽管工作时间很长，她仍然需要一种方式来给予年幼的女儿特别的建议和关注。
“我并不认为这些建议有什么突破性的创新，”斯凯勒告诉the419网站。“我觉得只是因为这些建议来自……你身边很亲近的人，所以你会更相信它们。”
事实证明，斯蒂芬妮的长时间付出和真诚的建议得到了丰厚的回报：斯蒂芬妮最终成为了 Chief Supermarket 的总裁兼首席执行官，而斯凯勒则获得了视觉传达专业的硕士学位。
斯凯勒想对妈妈们说些什么呢？“那些话其实都留在了心里……它们确实会印在心里，只是需要23年的时间才能产生共鸣。”
“你是个非常幽默的人——在社交场合要展现出这一点。”
“不要轻易评判学校里的女生——你应该自己去发现她们每个人身上的优点。”
“别让那些嘲笑影响到你。那些女孩总是会嫉妒你的成就。”
不要谴责或批评。
努力工作，保持自信，做让自己快乐的事，家庭第一。
“要尽你所能地去爱，即使这意味着你爱一个人爱到害怕他/她遭遇不测，以至于恐惧到无法动弹。”
“如果你对某种情况有所怀疑，那就相信你的直觉——你的判断力非常强——它会对你大有裨益。”
“要数算你的福气，不要数算你的烦恼。”
“不要过分看重即时通讯软件上的对话——没有什么能替代面对面的交流。”
“终身坚持锻炼——它能让你远离疾病，让你强壮自信。”
“看太多电视会腐蚀你的大脑！”
“心情不好的时候记得保持安静。爸爸妈妈随时都愿意倾听你的心声。对发生的事情要保持幽默感。”
“当请男生帮忙做家务或帮忙时，一定要具体说明——做什么、在哪里做、什么时候做等等……”
“即使你妈妈年纪很大了，也要一直陪着她！哈哈！”
“孝敬父母。你或许并非时时都能感受到，但你会知道自己正在做一件真实而有意义的事情。”
在斯凯勒的母亲写给女儿的最后一封信中，她没有在留言框里留下任何信息。此后11年，留言框一直空着。
但毕业后——斯凯勒开始了她的职业生涯，而她的母亲也离开了自己的事业——她终于抽出时间填写了那张空白的纸条。“为自己感到骄傲，去体验所有你想要和应得的冒险吧。这是你人生中最美好的时光。”她最后说道，“我非常爱你！我迫不及待地想看看接下来我们的生活会带我们去向何方！”
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Great idea. I am going to start right now!
Why restrict it to kids? How about a loving message for your adult loved ones? A compliment, a joke you print out, a booster statement, or simply I Love You.
this is responded with much love in my heart; I have a different opinion on this. I read many of the notes as extra pressure on Skye. I also thought it rather ironic that Mom writes, "family first" while working a job that kept her away so much from those she loved. I do believe absolutely in women fulfilling their own dreams with work, I can't even imagine the balance she was trying to strike. I just found it ironic. Glad they made it through. I do think the letters were a lovely idea and that they kept it up for so long is wonderful. Here's to us telling those we love that we love them and showing it with our actions. <3
This really made my morning, what a great idea to keep in touch! :)
Thank you! This brought a tear to my eye. I use to do this when my son was in school. Not daily but when I thought he needed it, or I needed it. :-) Middle school is especially brutal and a time when kids need all the help and support they can get. I didn't know at the time if it helped but found out years later there was one note he still keeps in his wallet.