For the moments you might not be there for
How to Leave a Message for Your Kids to Find Later
The simplest way to leave a message for later is to record it in one take and schedule it for a specific date, so it arrives exactly when it’s meant to — a wedding day, an 18th birthday — rather than trying to write "the perfect letter" and never finishing it. A voice or video message from a parent is something a child can listen to forever, and most parents mean to make one and never do.
The real Letters screen — scheduled, sealed, delivered exactly when they're meant to be
How Delia handles this
One tap, one take, no editing tricks. Schedule it for a specific date and it arrives exactly then. No filters, no beautification pressure. It’s really them.
Share it while you’re still here to see the reaction, or schedule it for later — your choice, either way. Read who this is for →
One email when she launches. Nothing else.
Questions people actually ask
What’s the simplest way to leave a message for later?
Record it in one take and schedule it for a specific date, so it arrives exactly when it’s meant to — a wedding day, an 18th birthday — rather than trying to write "the perfect letter" and never finishing it.
Can I edit or filter the recording to look better?
No — one tap, one take, no editing tricks, no filters, no beautification pressure. It’s really them.
Do I have to send it right away?
No — share it while you’re still here to see the reaction, or schedule it for later. Your choice, either way.
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