A letter from June 21st, 2018

Time Travelled — almost 3 years

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, So, right now, I'm sitting in Josh and I's shared bedroom in his mom's house. I just finished my first reflection journal for the first 50 hours of my practicum at SVC. I concluded this reflection by saying that I don't want to work in campus life. So, I guess that's something. I'm broke as fuck, in so much debt I could cry, and I'm not in the best physical shape. But I also have a family I love, a wonderful man by my side, and friends that mean the world to me. So, life's not bad. Sometimes I think back to when I was like 13 or 14-- did I envision my life as it is now? I'm so fucking proud of myself for the things I've overcome-- I have a college degree, I'm halfway through grad school, and i finally have a reliable mode of transport. I think little teenage me would be pretty amazed at where I am now. So, who knows where I'll be in 3 years? Will I be close to an assistant director of residence life position? Will i even pursue residence life as my first job? There's still so much uncertainty in my life, but I'm not scared of it. So, in three years from now, I'll basically be old. Just kidding. But I'll be closer to thirty. Which is when I said I'd want kids. How will I feel in three years? Will I have a better idea of whether or not I actually want to have children? I think I chose thirty because by that time I should know what the hell I want in life, right? I'll be more stable financially I hope, and I'll be ready to decide if I want to have a child. Who knows. I'm only 22 right now, not yet 23. On another note, I realllllly don't care about any more of my birthdays. Maybe 25 because car insurance or whatever. I guess I'm a little scared of aging-- It means losing touch with youth, getting more wrinkles, and physical deterioration. But even when I get this letter I'll still be in my twenties so maybe I should stop being so morbid. Okay, I'm seriously getting annoyed by myself, so I'll wrap this letter up. I guess this will be a neat little surprise in my inbox three years from now. Maybe I can do this again after I receive this one. PS thanks Pantsuit Politics for telling me about this. Hopefully your podcast is still going strong in 3 years. Or, ideally, Beth and Sarah will be running the country in some capacity. FUCK Donald Trump. okaythanksbyeeeee

Epilogue

about 1 year later

It's kind of a weird feeling to read this as a 26-almost-27-year old. I've been through so many changes in almost five years that I view my 22-year old self...

Aeïvn efiv wlil as a to od i so uoy baollg !wno sraey esgsu + taht caimdnep. .
.
Scoolh ym rleong iwth am hgih hjso reposl:i i no rhwtstaeee. Su edidced fo lsoo,ch soidcnei vaeh fo to aery ibneg alts in rou mde-a- clodu itohlsernpai whcih stbe i my up fllynia orf teh edend gutrdaae ohbt dne i. Reoth we for hritg we sjtu weer htetogre rne'etw cyblirdnie aech nad pnyuhap. Poeh i vt'hnae esopkn rayes ndgoi llew ethre onw in tbu to imh i 'esh. .
.
Ewnh 'im dfnr;ie ot lcyualat i ym wsa aaltmwr mrnagae na at ebreof wno tem arremdi rsiolpe was oomense esbt :ii dna tnnrei he rpta i a yrsea. Irsft swa mofr het ?tmlar"aw ew a hngit asilscc "___ i hmi ppa datngi nonertcdcee adn no medsgesa. Lsao sphare htat gediwdn up ddnee ym ni wsov a. .
.
Jbo ot ma uto nfhsii istrf atgedura oolhcs tabou fo !)!!( erya 3 i my of. Ernhtao tslli rescpso cfat ot i a cateepcd the ginnsaiitcf apy htta osiitnop 'mi saire irgnty htat enrlecty is. .
.
I up ftac nde ttha reicsdnee ta tuhhotg haha sgnosode iefl; pu ttah uwldo dne nto tkhna het idd aihngnppe in i. .
.
Nhgvia ,eyah etim no iksd any yaw oosn in lhel es'erht i'm ho. Ihl,dc heav a isht onde nda si't do noe ye!con?om if ni i. .
.
Aws my crea past rbyidhsta uabto yemarno abuot als,o rhigt :nhgti oen i em 'ontd. Ehva odl am aoutb tmie owh teh iknth lhaf i i ot. .
.
Of sah rapt oyrrw aenhtro ggain, me em ebemarc ilstl it si fo shit grynit to tuaob arpt ubt. Wcihh nad wsdimo ithw ayd yreve etfagulr rof nceerpeeix gea feil am i secom. To intragst i caer slutrdgge twah ssle hiwch fo a eimynlsme taht sa i am tabou unyoerg i rtshoe enicto em ithw onwam ihntk. Tesven kscu teh be uoy file me ta llwi lilst nipetat erncte tel ti;b nad if a emor go tapinte ot "sirgen i nol"seo hcgitaen bengi ilttle to era but. .
.
Eeslhvtesm acn i dan sprat of ader phoe tihs in see stih restho ahtt. Dan tltere anseghc in ye;sar cneis ostylm wreto rwee yvslat sa lefi tfrsi xcniepedere vepomdir i has msite my osltam tbu uicdltffi o2-2-leadyr vei' niemmes omse vfei a ohwrgt my. Lfei thoes fynun way i'st sinepicotrd dtaenw it dna uto ym tou (he!ww) ylpa acme panl laostm ture i neo onne ot luodw of who and hhgottu. .

This user has written an update to this letter.To see what they wrote, please


Load more comments

Sign in to FutureMe

or use your email address

Don't know your password? Sign in with an email link instead.

By signing in to FutureMe you agree to the Terms of use.

Create an account

or use your email address

You will receive a confirmation email

By signing in to FutureMe you agree to the Terms of use.

Share this FutureMe letter

Copy the link to your clipboard:

Or share directly via social media:

Why is this inappropriate?