I started sending little drawings with my daughter's "sleeping buddy" (a toy for naptime) to preschool (2001) for her to discover and remember that I loved her.  I drew instead of writing a note because she couldn't read yet.   

 

Eventually, the little drawings went in her lunch.  I'm not sure when I stopped, probably around late middle school, but I have hundreds of these notes.​

 

When her brother came along 18 years after her, I continued the tradition.  I liked knowing that at least once a day, my kids were reminded of our bond, my love for them, and how much we laugh together.  Plus I like a little weird everyday.

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-Amy Gyarmathy-ARTILY