re: Travel Anxiety After Having A Baby

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I have to travel a fair amount for work and it’s never bothered me, but man after having that little girl six months ago

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I buy small greeting cards in whatever town I find myself in, and I write in them until there's no more room.

Usually I start with where I am (Chicago, Dallas, whatever) and tell her about what's going on in her life at that moment. Not usually the big things, since I figure she'll remember those things, but the small pieces that are front and center now yet may be forgotten over the years: the funny thing the puppy did yesterday morning, the silly meme we laughed about recently, etc.

Anyway, when I'm done writing, I seal the envelope and just jot the date on the upper left corner. I can't go back and read them, so I think it helps keep me focused on "the now" and the messaging doesn't get stale. When I get home, I add it to the stack. They're not always from the road, since I always do them for birthdays and Christmases, but a large part of them are. Sometimes I'll include a piece of the hotel stationery or the ticket from a movie we saw together around that time.

She obviously doesn't know I write them, so she doesn't know they exist. I told my wife I have "a few" letters I've written for the kid and where to find them if something should happen to me. I don't think she knows there are about 50 of them.

I'm not sure when I'll give them to her. Maybe when she becomes a wife. Maybe when she becomes a mom. I figure I'll know the time when it gets here.