Letter to Dad

[mummarunner]

I wrote my Dad a letter after he died. Just random thoughts and thanks for being the best Dad ever. I really wanted to put it in his casket when I went to visit him in the chapel of rest, but I couldn’t do it. I don’t know why, I felt a bit silly, embarrassed maybe? I regret it even though I know deep down it doesn’t really matter, it’s not like he could have read it

Anyway, it’s been 3 months already and I have this letter. I don’t know what to do with it. What do people do? Do I burn it? Bury it? Keep it? I don’t know what to do, I can’t work out what feels right. Any thoughts or ideas? Thank you xx

Is he buried? Is it on normal paper?
I would plant it along with a few bulbs around his headstone. It will disappear into the earth.
If there are ashes I would burn the letter and scatter all the ashes together.

He isn’t buried, we still have his ashes. I do like that idea of planting it though, perhaps I could do that in my garden with some nice flowers. Thank you for the idea xx

Sounds nice.

Have you thought about keeping it?

Yes, I agree that you could consider keeping it to remind yourself how you felt about him in years to come as memories fade. Also can be kept for your children as it is about their grandparent too. Maybe you could create a memory box with a few things that remind you of him or your childhood and include the letter in it?