A Letter For the Day You Left

Seventeen and Alone in the World…Sort of

Bronte White
Letters and Coffee
Published in
3 min readJul 28, 2023

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Photo by Brett Sayles. Edited by B W

Dear B,

There are so many things that I wish I could tell you. More than anything I want to tell you that you will be okay. Today is the day that you leave home at seventeen.

I can tell you though that you will be grateful for today. The day that you took a deep breath and packed your car to…

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Bronte White
Letters and Coffee

Australian. Writing on mental health, family, parenthood and self discovery. In Invisible Illness, Illumination, In Fitness and In Health and Modern Parent.