Tell Them While You Can

There are some people in our lives we assume already know how much they mean to us.

Grandparents are often those people.

We know they love us.
They know we love them.
We’ve shared holidays, birthdays, family stories, ordinary afternoons and years of memories together.

And because the love feels understood, sometimes we forget to actually say the things we feel.

With Grandparents Day coming up, this is a beautiful opportunity to change that.

Not with a big gift.

Not with something elaborate.

Just a few words, written down.

Tell them something they can keep

One of the things I love most about a handwritten card is that it stays.

A phone call is wonderful. A text can brighten someone’s day. But a card can be tucked into a drawer, placed on a nightstand, saved inside a book, and read again months or even years later.

And when you're writing to a grandparent, those words can mean even more.

You might tell them:

Thank you for always making me feel welcome.

One of my favorite memories with you is…

I still think about the advice you gave me when…

Thank you for the way you've loved our family.

I hope you know how much you have meant to my life.

It doesn’t have to be long. It just needs to be true.

And Grandparents Day can mean more than one thing

Not everyone still has their grandparents with them.

For some of us, Grandparents Day may bring back memories of people we wish we could still sit beside, call, or send a card to.

If that's where you are, perhaps this weekend is an opportunity to tell one of their stories.

Share a memory with your children or grandchildren. Pull out an old photograph. Make a favorite recipe. Write down something they used to say.

Remembering someone is another way of keeping their influence alive.

And there are also people who became grandparents to us without sharing our last name—a neighbor, an older friend, a mentor, someone who simply showed up and loved us well.

They deserve to be remembered too.

Send the card before you overthink it

Sometimes we have good intentions about sending a card and then get stuck on the details.

I don't have the right card.

I don't know what to write.

I'm already late.

But none of that matters nearly as much as the person on the other end knowing you thought of them.

Use the card you already have.

Write three sentences.

Put a stamp on it.

And send it.

Because one of the simplest things we can give another person is the knowledge that they were remembered.

That is really what The Kindness Krewe is about.

A little invitation from the Krewe

Before Grandparents Day, choose someone to remember.

Your grandmother.
Your grandfather.
A grandparent figure.
The grandparent of your children.
Or someone whose love helped shape your life.

Write the note.

And if you're participating with us, we'd love to see it. Share a photo of the card you're sending on The Kindness Krewe Facebook page…no need to show the personal message inside.

You don't need to be a subscriber, and you certainly don't need to use one of our cards.

Just join us in remembering someone.

Because sometimes the kindest thing we can do is put into words what we assume they already know.