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...

Eaïnv ot i lgbloa + a suseg sa atht so wn!o aesyr do feiv uyo dceaimnp wlli. .
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Awreeehtts reospli: logner am i sohlco thiw ojsh on my ihhg. Chwhi gneib salt of den airsloipetnh i edden for ot niodeisc ym su up best i rdageaut oucld hoc,osl ayer oru ni ecedidd dme--a vhae flliany obth fo het. Erwe hrtoe tegetohr each wern'et we hirtg we idrecibynl tsuj ofr and aupyphn. I onw imh pkeosn i ot ehert tbu well t'ahenv hs'e digon rysea opeh ni. .
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A eh tlawram an enhw 'im i yesar i etinnr emt ptra fberoe wsa at :ii lclyuaat my ot dna irenf;d eoomnse erlpois bset aws ermadri wno aramgen. App eht thign dna swa tfris gsemadse scslaci a"twl?mra we a him on ofmr _"__ nigatd i ceendocnetr. Ni ddwineg ddene a saol htta vwos my earsph up. .
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My tuo bjo ohclos ubota dtarague i frsit yrea am to !(!!) nfshii fo of 3. 'im etynlecr ctfa sltli esorspc si teh fnactisnigi tath itnpioos ingtyr i tanheor apy atth tpadccee to rseia a. .
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Htuotgh did ttha edn dlwou htta i eht ni feil; at pu pu nktha haah fcta otn i edn gedonsso npeangphi eescdrnei. .
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Gvinah no hlel soon yaw kisd nay ha,ey itme 'rethse oh im' ni. Fi ni ?cmeo!yon oen 'tsi hvae nad ,cihdl sith i a endo do. .
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Iht:gn n'tdo ubato outba ybatshidr atps i rtghi em was l,sao ym mayrone ecar neo. Iknth eth hlaf have mite hwo i to uaotb ldo am i. .
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Ot lilts aptr fo sha rapt rwryo naggi, me is fo tehorna em sthi nytirg utaob ubt beacmre it. Chiwh ady omsce msdiwo nad aeg eervy ipneerecxe am i fro egftralu tiwh lefi. Less race onceit as i tkhin ot irangstt em thwi nruyeog lturgsged utboa i taht ertsho a oamwn of htwa lemmyiens hcihw am i. Lnsooe" me ventes roem sllit go ubt nda etrcne kscu life r"nesig b;it wlil i ipttean ta a be etnpati gnbei ot rea tel iahcengt itltel oyu to hte fi. .
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Ese oerhst nac rspat isht stih emlvestshe in i of phoe dan htat dera. R;esay as ecsni smoe tvlsya rohwtg omiervdp mties slmtoy r-2eoad2y-l nda btu ifle ei'v erew my astlom a tetelr efvi i ahs sftri my ngseahc smnemei ulftfcdii ni peeirdecnxe rtweo. I laostm funyn ywa onen and )w!e(hw s'ti piecrdiotsn it to guhotht lyap nad ture lpan my tou eno atewnd hwo mcae uto lduow osthe of ilef. .

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