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Creating a Gmail and sending letters to baby

What do you guys think of this idea?

I thought about handwritten letters. But I think having a gmail for my daughter would be nice. I could send her videos, pictures, have close family members contribute to sending pictures. Then when she’s 16, I can give her the login information. I’ve seen this idea before but I am skeptical because who knows if we are still using emails in 16 years? What do you guys think! And how long can these emails be stored for?

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Mootoo

I think its a great idea! you could always do hand written as a back up. To my knowledge emails can be stored until you delete them or run out of space and then you just don't get any incoming emails. I still have emails from 2018 if I scroll back far enough.

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durianfruit
@Mootoo,

great idea!! I’ll use Gmail for more short emails and mainly for vlogs, videos, and photos! And I’ll have a physical journal for in depth letters.

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Rosemaryenthyme

I still have emails from 2008 on Gmail, so you definitely should be fine.

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durianfruit
@Rosemaryenthyme,

okay wow! I’m excited now. Will start this for my baby girl!!

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ladebrouillarde

I made one and send my son an email every month.

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durianfruit
@ladebrouillarde,

okay I’m sooo doing this! Very excited about it. I read somewhere to always log on every once in a while so that email doesn’t get deleted!

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Rosemaryenthyme
@durianfruit,

That is true, but I had a second gmail also from like 2008 or maybe even earlier that I had fully forgotten about and I only recently got a message that I should log inor otherwise it would be deleted. So that too can last a long time. And you will get an email with a message to notify you on whatever back up email address you give.

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durianfruit
@Rosemaryenthyme,

thank you!!!

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