If Children Wrote Thank You Notes

One of my favorite “get to know you” questions is asking someone what they are better or worse at than 95% of the population. It is usually pretty entertaining and comes along with a good story or two.

Well…for me…I am terrible at writing thank you cards. Terrible! To clarify, I am terrible at physically writing thank you cards. For example, to every single person that brought me food and/or coffee after my children were born, I have written a very heart-felt and personalized thank you card…in my head. I just never got around to writing it on actual paper, finding a darn stamp, and putting it in the mailbox.

The other day, as I was rocking one of my children to sleep, I began thinking about someone I needed to thank and a funny thought struck me…what if my kids wrote me thank you notes? What would they say? What would they thank me for doing for them? So I took the liberty to write these thank you notes from them…to…myself.

Take a look. Also, if you are a Jimmy Fallon fan, imagine the thank-you-note-writing-music playing in the background.

Dear Mommy,
Thanks for saving me from my big brother every moment of every day the first three months of my life. Is he always this crazy?
Love,
Newborn with a jealous big sibling

Dear Mommy,
Thank you for teaching me to go potty in the toilet. I know you have been working on this for about eight months…thanks for the countless hours you’ve spent with me on the bathroom floor while I thought about going potty on the toilet and the other set of countless hours of me actually sitting on the toilet telling you I wasn’t finished yet.
Love,
The slowly but surely potty trained kid

Dear Mommy,
Thank you for nursing me every two hours for what feels like my entire life. I love you so much and I miss you when I’m in my pack-and-play a whole five feet away from you. You are the best.
Love,
Baby

Dear Mommy,
Thanks for cleaning the carpet when I accidently peed while playing in the basement. Also, what did Daddy mean when he said we would never get a dog? Did he mean that?
Love,
Pet-less Child

Dear Mommy,
Thank you for making me a turkey sandwich for lunch today even though I really only ever want to eat cheese quesadillas with ketchup.
Love,
Narrow Menu Child

Dear Mommy,
Thank you for letting me get a donut at Target – even though they have free cookies available. Also, I’m sorry for screaming about wanting a donut instead of that tiny free cookie. I love you!
Love,
Target Screamer

Dear Mommy,
Thanks for saying goodnight prayers with me. And thank you for adding “pickles” to the list of things we thank God for every single night. I love pickles…and you.
Love,
Thankful Child

Dear Mommy,
Thank you so much for cleaning up my barf from the dinner table. I am sorry I could not be bothered to run to the actual bathroom and instead took care of it on the dining room table…in the middle of dinner. Sorry about that, and thanks for cleaning it up without swearing.
Love,
Sick Kid

Have your kids ever written you a thank you note? Do you ever imagine them writing you a thank you note for something funny? If my kids are anything like me, I will never receive a thank you note – and that’s fine because I enjoyed writing them myself!