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The idea is simple. The execution is where most people get stuck. Your kid wants a pen pal — or you want one for them, which is close enough — and you have no idea how to actually make it happen. You google it. You find a Reddit thread from 2019 and a Facebook group […]

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Illustrated red fox Poppy Post pointing at a handwritten letter on a kitchen table surrounded by stationery, stickers, and envelopes ready to mail.

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"We started writing because we wanted to talk to other parents like us — parents trying to give their kids a slower kind of childhood, parents who think real letters still matter, parents who are figuring it out as they go. Some of the writing here is fiction. Some of it is mine. All of it is meant for you."


— Courtney


founder, MailDay



MailDay is a children's pen pal membership for ages 3–12. Real letters. Real friends. Stories arrive in the mailbox.





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