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What to write in a retirement card
Thank them for something specific from their working years, then wish them well with what they are retiring to: the garden, the grandkids, the long lunches. Make it about the next chapter, not the clock.
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Three things that make a retirement card land
- Mention something they did that stuck with you: a lesson, a habit, a save.
- Look ahead to what they are retiring to, not just away from.
- Skip jokes about age. Jokes about free time are safer.
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Questions
- What do you write in a retirement card?
- Thanks for the years and a wish for what is next: "Thank you for every year of showing us how it is done. Enjoy every slow morning."
- What do you write in a retirement card for a boss?
- Credit what they built and what you learned: "Thank you for everything you built here. Wishing you a long, happy retirement."
- What should you not write in a retirement card?
- Jokes about getting old or slowing down. Keep the humour on the freedom, not the age.
Other cards
- What to write in a Christmas cardMerry Christmas. This year was better with you in it.
- What to write in a birthday cardHappy birthday. The world is better for having you in it one more year.
- What to write in a thank you cardThank you. You made a hard week so much lighter.
- What to write in a sympathy cardI am so sorry. I am thinking of you.
- What to write in a anniversary cardHappy anniversary. I would choose you again, every one of these years.
- What to write in a wedding cardCongratulations. Watching you two find each other has been one of my favourite stories.
- What to write in a get well cardThinking of you. Rest, heal, and let everyone else do the dishes.
- What to write in a new baby cardCongratulations. That little one is lucky to have you two.
- What to write in a congratulations cardCongratulations. You earned every bit of this.
- What to write in a just because cardNo reason. I just saw it and thought of you.
- What to write in a farewell cardI will miss our Monday coffee and your running commentary on every meeting. Go get them.
- What to write in a graduation cardCongratulations. I watched you work for this, and you earned every bit of it.
- What to write in a Mother's Day cardHappy Mother's Day. Everything good in me, I learned at your kitchen table.
- What to write in a Father's Day cardHappy Father's Day. I noticed all of it, even when I did not say so.
- What to write in a Valentine's Day cardHappy Valentine's Day. I still look for you first in every room.
- What to write in a teacher thank you cardThank you for a year my kid will talk about for a long time.
- What to write in a housewarming cardCongratulations on the new place. May it fill up with good dinners and loud laughs.
- What to write in a apology cardI am sorry. I got it wrong, and you did not deserve that.
- What to write in a Eid cardEid Mubarak. Wishing you a table full of family and a heart full of peace.
- What to write in a Diwali cardHappy Diwali. May your home be full of light and your table full of sweets.