Letters to My Daughter

About the Book

This book of letters written to my daughter emerges from a deep desire to share with other mothers my personal experiences of raising a daughter. This communication technique of writing letters transitioned from handwritten letters to type-written letters to computer-generated letters to e-mails and text messages. The effect of communicating your deepest thoughts without interruption or uncontrolled emotion while having a captive audience is invaluable. A parent’s journey can be bittersweet, but also extremely rewarding. When a child is born, so is a parent. They simultaneously learn together and grow together. The discipline of parenting fits in the category of on-the-job training, and it never hurts to compare notes. So I’m sharing my thoughts, my challenges, my triumphs, and my words of wisdom conveyed to my daughter during her formative years and the map of my journey as a parent. Enjoy the ride!

About the Author

Raquel Cobbins Milton is a gifted letter-writer whose early exposure as a child, to the field of higher education and her mother’s love for communicating through the art of writing created a true appreciation of the power of this timeless art form. The endless love for her mother and her own children were a catalyst to the preservation of her written thoughts during her parenting journey. This book captures priceless, soul searching letters written to her daughter from pre-school to college and serves as an outstanding reference for other parents as they navigate their way through their own parenting years.