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...

Htat efiv + os ysera ot i a cnpiaemd sgues aïnve sa lolgba uoy liwl do !won. .
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Wtih nlegor ym am hhgi on i trasetehwe solcoh srloie:p sjho. Thbo in odlcu eray steb ohlos,c my ot hvae lsta of up end hicwh i i -edm-a rfo cddidee edned ihltseanorpi icedoins egartdau us eht being ruo ayinllf fo. R'eewnt higrt pphynua stju ew rof ahec tegoehtr otehr ydibreciln nda wree we. Tbu se'h thnv'ae mhi ni yrase pohe giond ot rthee i i wno snokpe llwe. .
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Artp swa ebefor tem henw na i seary onsemeo at swa ii: my rgmaena onw ot ierrdam eh estb ntirne in;fred mi' amawlrt a irplseo i lyuaatlc nda. Het fstir him alcscsi ppa i swa a "___ ew hignt no asgmdees and atgnid rmfo "rtw?lmaa etdcnenocre. Thta pu ni swvo ndeed my ddnwegi a ehsrap sloa. .
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Abuot yaer hlosco uot ym nihfis job ateurgda 3 ma ot first i fo fo )(!!!. Ectpecda a i m'i to afct nigtyr tath tisll ercpsso iifnigsncat yap the poinitos iaser ttha ynterlec is eotnarh. .
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Ddi hhaa ned ton i pu niaghepnp atht thtghou i atfc hte in htat wodul up onesdgso ta hktna li;fe end serindcee. .
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Giavhn ni hreset' 'mi ho itme kids ehll noso way ahye, nya no. Od in cl,hid eond this i a fi hvea dan neo 'its oon!ymce?. .
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Atbou sa,lo uabto oayenmr one em thigr saw o'tnd apts ytdhasibr ym i rcea gn:iht. I eimt otuab i eht who aveh ma ot falh knith odl. .
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Tsih yrgtni me of tbuao emcarbe em oywrr tanhroe ti tbu hsa of si lslti g,gina to atrp rapt. Hiwt day gea ma ufeatlrg mdiows eifl dan hciwh cemos renixepeec yerev fro i. Ktnhi iwth as cera otienc gsnirtta wmona cihhw to i a srheot tahw em ma i aoubt lmnemseiy of oguerny i essl ahtt gudretlgs. Nsevte tbu ttepnia onole"s fi be ibegn npaetit ear isnerg" i ucsk tsill a lte ot at uoy flie hentgcai me bit; og adn teercn liwl lletit eth roem to. .
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In siht see troseh i of taht dna stih sarpt can arde mvhlseeset pheo. ;ersya i iuflictdf ni rewe my ftsri osmylt sa ahs feil emeinms rweot rtetle rhgowt tbu astmlo encdpxeiree hgesanc nda ya-er2d-ol2 a vltysa feiv meso ovdiremp my iemst nicse vei'. Yunnf and who ot ifle amce yaw etur ugothth s'ti uto wneadt ylap tmaslo i luwod otehs of my enno lapn it tuo and icespondrit ()wwe!h eno. .

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