Kent Nerburn, author of Letters to My Son (in the Real Joe Store), has a new student letters to parents page on his web site.
Recently, I received a selection of letters written by high school students as a response to their reading of Letters to My Son. I thought you all might find them interesting and valuable. They are followed by the response I wrote to them as a group.
Two of my four kids wrote me similar letters back when they were in high school. I still carry them around with me in my planner. Maybe I should ask the other two to write. I’m not sure what I’d say, though. “Write me a letter telling me what you think of me as a dad and the job I’m doing as a parent. But also what you think of me as a man.” Would that work? Would it be too weird? I need to think and talk about this more before I do anything. Any ideas? Send ’em or add a comment.