I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either. We express our gratitude in other ...

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(Between us, I will admit that my favorite gifts are notes of appreciation from students and parents.) In return, I have always taken the time to write careful and personal thank-you notes for ...