A letter from Oct 07, 2025

Peaceful right?

Dear Future Me (April 2026), Hey love. Deep breath. You made it another six months. I know things probably haven’t been easy, but I hope you’re proud of yourself for getting here. Whether you’re reading this after a long day or one of those rare calm ones, I hope you know I’m proud of you for still showing up. Are we still working at the school? Still laughing at the chaos, still chasing those little victories with the kids, still trying to find the balance between tired and grateful? Or did life pull us somewhere new? Either way, I hope it feels right — and I hope you’re still doing something that makes you feel like you. I know you’ve been scared for the future. Scared of messing up, scared of change, scared of staying the same. But you’ve always kept going even when you didn’t have it figured out. That’s brave as hell. So, what did the next six months bring? Did you grow? Did anything surprise you? Did things finally start to fall into place a little bit? No matter what, I hope you’re still being kind to yourself. I hope you’re still letting people in. I hope you’re still fighting for joy — even the small kind that shows up in the middle of a mess. You don’t need to have it all together. You just need to keep being real. How’s Sabrina? Did you two finally move in together, or are you still daydreaming about it while cracking jokes about babysitting chaos and “Ohio sizzler” brainrot? I hope you’re still laughing together about everything and nothing. And how’s Miranda? I hope things feel safe, steady, and full of love. You deserve that. With love, Me (October 2025)

Epilogue

about 24 hours later

Dear October Me,

You were so gentle with me in that letter. I don’t think you realized how much I needed that.

So I’m gonna be honest back.

These six...

Htey ulopwg- ?shtnom wt’nere mseo mgoneat. Thye sesym rewe. Hvyea. Irban eghretto legeinf ehilw tol of a hlaf ti a a hte meit was tlo isaatng ym o-cnsesisdgng,ue vegnrnoih,itk of me of tlo rtniyg kpee ot kwingro ikel.
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Ubt padeipasr i dtn’di.
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I’m at itsll csporlohe the. Teh oaoclmsrs eductsrtur in tllis. Me mreind m,e elacp htta i slitl egvrnyieth i ifrts hcseo eutisqon and ela,rt iefv teh nowk tiainaggnv in tsih tesinmu meak why oievarhsb hetn. A thseo gnhinot awy skid ni eods lsee me ngduor sitll. I ofr oeswhd htnseimgo rlae nweh i eevn owkn up ealve i a,ehdestxu.
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Salced thsngi cbka i. Naktgi trnio gsihupn own, miitls gitrh yonl m’i eymlsf ahtt taps ot fo and ot yhcsp ym nfilaly me swa ingsetlin ntideas. Ealrnign cutaylal i’m dna w?hat essgu. Utjs tno rgisunvvi. Reamstt taht oemr hnat i shitf epexcdet.
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I rgew asked you if. Eahy. Ujts ayw ont teh psot in plepeo uatob.
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Uylfl my i at atek yhet vroe cchaintg ebofer tog slsapri teertb. Neegtpdnir gto tbrete ifne ’im at of i enadits ’mi oemhewdlerv nocgeiignzr nhwe. Atht em, ot aslioc gntsoeihm tpginceac “fxi i eedn nto rdsatte si i lear ofr nourbut. ”.
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Own td’no otu rtghi bansria sa i nahg much dna. Me ecasr dna edsu ot htat. Htgohtu asw ngbkarei eantm stnadice tiehmsogn i. Ont ’its but tath. Nad ofr ,life econ ebign me tbaou stuj ’tsi snoteh my rneegy. Od atlk, tsill eays we nwhe ti’s. Us iltls. It bauto igtnnoh efka.
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Nai…adrm dan.
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Satp we meda reay a it. Hmarc h14t. Own a nhtmo aeyr nad a. Lebieev flyul itosenhmg be i ot ’tshta ’id albe id’tnd sya. Flsee iegnb tilsl iunalafimr toncnetssi sioeemmts htengsmio in. Fsemly oetimghns ot iinatgw i thcca nrogw orf tlisl og. Mi’ nrlegani eantdis awya ohw ubt liuplng fo sayt to frtis. For wen me aht’st.
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Eneb montmes yealtl hrda veha ether. Em,nltlay yeoiolmltna. Utskc egifnel. Edhaa ifenleg rfhruet be i hldsuo kiel. Einbg hte ptah eu,nohg fi gioosnch eosnqigtinu oidgn rtghi im’ gnuo,eh.
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Utb dedcei hsteo ynheirevgt tle usthtgho i ’tdnid.
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Tlils mi’ heer. Sillt inytgr. Pslesntio up eevn esfle it iswgonh sitll hewn.
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Heva ehtoegtr dene ind’dt lla to i me odtl ti ouy.
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I odtn’.
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Tme,i taht etdsno’ ofr lefe freauli het ikel tfisr dan.
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Ti tusj igebn umnah seefl kiel.
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Udpor fo em eb u’ydo. Zelraie it fi you even yte otd’n.
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Ovle,.
0622) me (alpri.

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