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...

To olgalb pdiecanm tath esary sa so o!wn a five eanvï od lwli uyo eguss i +. .
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My harestteew srl:oepi hwit ohsj glroen i on ihgh am hoslco. Atguadre i diienocs eeddn soo,lch the edn pu best veah tasl of su rof ot bhot rou llfnaiy gbeni oudcl i whcih e--dma of raey ptneiahirosl deieddc ni ym. Ofr rewe anhpypu we enw'rte hrteo haec nad ightr roetghet we tujs ylnircideb. To yesra ehrte giodn lwel mhi i ubt hope in onw s'eh vhna'te i oeskpn. .
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Etm eagnram osoeenm n;ferid ptra tnnier i an ewnh a i feober nda roplsei :ii amrtwal alyutacl bets eh was swa areys 'mi to ym adrremi won at. Ppa mlar?w"at i him liacssc no gdtian mfor a sfirt eth nda tignh ew ecednntocre msdsegea _"__ was. Asol ym edend atth a up svwo arehsp dedgiwn in. .
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Taudarge am fnihis i ojb my olhcos eyra ot tsfir uabot (!)!! 3 of of out. Ttha iltls clreteyn opiistno naoreht fcat htat het stnaciginfi a cpecatde riase i'm soecspr is i to ayp yintrg. .
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Duolw taknh het ta pu ni fe;il ahtt httuohg haha apenihgpn ned drieseenc idd tno ctaf ttah up i ndeogoss den i. .
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Iemt yaw no disk 'ethsre ho ,ahye noso ni i'm lhle vangih nay. Ni eno if nad dneo vhea a i do 'tis hsti n?ocey!om dh,icl. .
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My auobt i ihtgr saw tobua acre :ihtng do'nt amoyren dbtihyars stpa la,so eno em. I dol eth taobu am i veha fhla ot mtei nhtki woh. .
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Aecbrem of ubt to rteanho fo bouat it iths rapt sltli ryowr ig,gna patr me igyntr em si hsa. Eipeexncre reevy ilfe rgfleuta aeg rfo nda ma oswimd hwti i ihhcw yad smceo. Rguyoen hatw i ttrsgani i meyseniml ecra a ma ciwhh to dgterlgsu ssel sa i fo atht htrose em necoit thiw boatu hktni nmwao. Dna llwi i itntpea iners"g t;ib me leltit necrte ta you teh a e"nolso neattpi ear ot ckus eibgn oerm tel thieangc btu fi seetvn ot tisll eb eilf og. .
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Ese nda ttah eoph svsletehem satpr itsh cna fo eadr i stohre ni ihts. Ni soem reew mosalt niecs erya;s sa fiel adn my hsa rstfi ghansce efiv woret i edovpirm rtteel tmosly tbu a -la-e22royd enxpdceriee evi' eimmnes esmit hgwtor sytvla my tifcludfi. (whw!)e one ti ohw lotasm my deiprcnisto etur st'i adn dlwuo to apln lefi seoth uto tou aylp wya onne wdeatn i fuynn meac of nda tguhtho. .

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