Father writes 690 inspiring lunch notes for his daughter, inspires others to be kind
Mandeville father writes 690 inspiring lunch notes for his daughter, inspires others to be kind
Mandeville father writes 690 inspiring lunch notes for his daughter, inspires others to be kind
Mandeville father writes 690 inspiring lunch notes for his daughter, inspires others to be kind
A father in Louisiana is getting national recognition for his efforts to inspire his daughter.
Chris Yandle started "Dad Lunch Notes" to try and motivate his daughter, Addison.
"We started noticing some changes in her behavior," Yandle said.
Yandle wrote the first note on Aug. 14, 2017. Addison was going to the fourth grade at a new school — her fourth school in just five years.
The family moved around often and Yandle admitted it was tough for his daughter. So, he wanted to ease her anxiety.
"I scribbled a note on her sandwich bag, put it in her lunch box. I shared it on Twitter and Instagram, not thinking anything of it. I just thought it'd be a project for a few days, but I started noticing parent friends of mine liking it," he said.
One note turned into more than 690 notes, over four years. It also turned into a book titled "Lucky Enough." It's filled with a year of encouraging words and life lessons.
Addison is now getting ready for eighth grade. She said every positive message, throughout the years, helped her along the way.
"In the beginning, I noticed I was pretty distant from him and stuff. Now, I noticed I'm closer to him and I can, like, really bond with him a lot more," she said.
She hopes her dad's efforts, including his book, will inspire other families to bond and spread kindness.
"You don't know what other people are going through. So, it's kind of like bettering their children for the future," she said.
"Just by enacting a bit of kindness in your child that's gonna bring them to do something nice for somebody else. It's a domino effect," Yandle said.