11-Year-Old Sends Letter to Her Mailman, Receives Hundreds in Return from Postal Workers Everywhere

Hugh says that when his daughter writes a letter, she goes all in.

“A letter from Emerson is likely to include some art, a joke or two, a mention of her younger brother, confessions of her love for Taylor Swift and enough questions to guarantee a response.”

Recently, Emerson decided to write a letter to thank the family’s mail carrier, Doug, for his service. Hugh says she left nothing out.

“In went Taylor Swift, in went the little brother, in went the jokes,” he said.

Her heartfelt letter read:

“I’m Emerson. You may know me as the person that lives here that writes a lot of letters & decorated the envelopes. Well, I wanted to thank you for taking my letters and delivering them. You are very important to me. I make people happy with my letters, but you do too.”

She continued, “The reason you are very important in my life is because I don’t have a phone so how else am I supposed to stay in touch with my friends? You make it possible!”

Full of personality on the inside and out, Emerson’s letter was a perfect reflection of her! She took it to the mailbox, smiled when Doug took it, and for her, “that was enough.”

But the next day, a package arrived for Emerson with some stamps and two letters: one from Doug, and one from his supervisor, Sara.


Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm
Bri Lamm is the Editor of foreverymom.com. An outgoing introvert with a heart that beats for adventure, she lives to serve the Lord, experience the world, and eat macaroni and cheese all while capturing life’s greatest moments on one of her favorite cameras. Follow her on Facebook.

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