Daughter found late mom’s 12-word note addressed to her while cleaning and it left her sobbing

A person (u/peachypetal1) accidentally stumbled upon a note their mom had written for them before she died, and it's enough to heal our collective inner child. The grieving daughter shared the note on Reddit on November 3, 2025.

They lost their mom two years ago, but hadn't found the note until last week. The person was cleaning out an old box in the closet, and that's when they discovered the beautiful note. "It just said, 'I hope one day you realize you were never hard to love,'" the person recalled. They couldn't stop reading the note and perhaps have read it a hundred times since they found it. "I don’t know if she meant it as an apology or just something she wanted me to know, but now it’s the only thing that makes me feel close to her again," the person shared.

For some, keeping belongings of deceased loved ones may trigger negative emotions; for others, it helps them deal with the grief better. In fact, researcher Margaret Gibson found that objects once owned by those who have passed away help people overcome the grieving process. While objects can never replace people lost, they provide comfort. She realized that when someone dies, their belongings may feel empty or strange, but keeping them is a way of holding on to that person's memory. 

Meanwhile, the letter had everyone on Reddit in tears. While some insisted the author get a tattoo of their mom's beautiful note, others suggested framing it. u/therealsix commented, "Dammit, I am holding in some tears here. I hope you frame that and keep it where you will see it frequently. Dammit, I’m not crying." u/coltenplaz wrote, "That’s something to picture frame. I see it as a positive note, something she left you to tell you that she really did love you even in the worst of times. It’s great to see OP." u/theartistduring said, "I'd be tattooing that on my forearm if I'd found that. How wonderful! I'm going to make sure my kids know that they have never been hard to love either." u/awakenthephantom397 confessed, "Cherish that. Hearing it from my own mother would probably heal all my trauma."

Echoing the sentiments, u/internalon commented, "Cherish that note. Preserve it as best as you can. If you don't, you'll regret that. I can tell you that because I talk from experience. I've had loved ones die before. But I only got over 1 of those deaths: my brother (ironic, isn't it?). I want to know how I did that. I preserved every little thing that he left behind. And when I couldn't preserve his stuff any longer, I paid tribute in other ways, any small thing that can become a constant reminder of the people you lost. For example, I set my computer's password to my brother's birthday. You're not wrong for wanting to read that note over and over again. In fact, if somebody left behind a note for me, I'd read it every single day. What I'm saying is cherish that note like your life depends on it."

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