Resource Is there a way to send emails to family and friends long into the future after passing

[Luther84]

I have read that Gmail and all accounts become inactive after 2 years of no login.

I wanted to send emails 10 years down the line to my younger siblings. Just letting them know that I care for them, that I am watching out for them, that I wish for them to always stay happy, that I am sorry for my actions and all the pain I may have caused.

Any advice?

 

[walliwalli]

unfortunately i don't think there's a reliable way to do this that far in advance.

are you preparing a more general note to be received ASAP / shortly after your passing? assuming part of it will be addressed to adult family members, what i would do is include the notes to your younger siblings and ask that the adult family members pass them along when your siblings are grown enough. there's no telling that they would exactly adhere to 10 years (plus they'd probably read them, so less privacy) but i don't think there's a better way.

 

[asgoodasdead]

I have read that Gmail and all accounts become inactive after 2 years of no login.

I wanted to send emails 10 years down the line to my younger siblings. Just letting them know that I care for them, that I am watching out for them, that I wish for them to always stay happy, that I am sorry for my actions and all the pain I may have caused.

Any advice?

There's an app/website I used to use call FutureMe where I can send myself virtual letters. I think you can send it to other people as long as you have their email address. I highly recommend you check it out

 

[sanctionedusage]

emails seem like one of those things that can easily change, be deactivated, or run out of storage in a whole ten years. no plan would be perfect but i think a physical letter would be an alright start.

 

[DeathSweetDeath]

Even if you could, imo, it's a not good thing to do. All those things can and should be expressed to them upon or soon after your passing. Why would you want them to wait ten years to hear those sentiments? Those are such important things for them to know, and so much can happen in ten years. They might need to know those things just to get them through the next ten years. Honestly, I'm not sure how I'd feel in that situation receiving an email from my sibling ten years later. It may not be received (from an emotional standpoint) the way you hope or expect it to. If emails can't be sent ten years into the future, it's probably all for the best.

 

[imontheloose]

There's an app/website I used to use call FutureMe where I can send myself virtual letters. I think you can send it to other people as long as you have their email address. I highly recommend you check it out

Yup. This ^ is the recommended website by all suicide resources I've consumed. It's in suicide resources and it is of course reliable. +1

FutureMe: Write a Letter to your Future Self

Write a letter to the future and read the public (but anonymous) letters from others. FutureMe has been delivering letters to the future for millions of people since 2002.

www.futureme.org

 

[TiredMouse]

Remember that services close down. Future me for instance may shut down before they send anything so it is not a guarantee.