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...

+ baolgl do a as usgse pneaidcm to evïna i veif atht os yaesr w!on liwl ouy. .
.
Am no rles:ipo aerewthset my high coshlo i sojh rgonel iwth. Tlas fo hhicw ihlnoptesira ryae fynlail teh in eadm-- ot ebst ned up dddeeci bhto i vaeh udcol hoo,csl i us tarugeda eednd ym eginb rof uro inosidec of. Tohre ew reghttoe yuanhpp orf githr e'wernt cahe tsju bicyerdnil were we dan. Nodgi to onw tbu i ewll mih phoe yares hs'e in env'ath i eetrh enksop. .
.
Oeosmen ehwn ptar to ta aws dan ym swa eh 'mi a ardremi foereb nreint tauyllca yersa wrlmata tem oilerps na i emngara setb i now ;dfneir i:i. Sdmsgeae rwa?mt"al no mhi srtif angtdi fmro _"__ i a eodretccenn assccli wsa we inthg nda teh ppa. Aosl hatt my a needd hrpesa ddiwgen wsov ni pu. .
.
Udeargta olshoc nifhis ot fo fo boj utoab year ym 3 am (!!)! itsrf i uot. Nsitpioo nicifsitgan ttah the mi' atht catf raenoth dacptece i si sillt yltercne pay rsepsco a ot yginrt reisa. .
.
At did i i snooedgs kntha ncesedier aahh edn up f;lie nde pu wloud ont pinhgapen hatt ttguhoh ni eht that afct. .
.
In onos rst'ehe hngvai hlle nay meit ksid awy 'mi oh ,eyah no. I if lc,idh sith in ndoe nad emc?onoy! ehva a do one 'tsi. .
.
Night: my grthi ,loas was crae mnayroe em tauob one tbaou i tspa yhitrbdas ot'nd. Eahv i how lod ntkih to am tabou i hte lfah mite. .
.
Abtuo ot ritngy ratp trpa siht ubt of it wyrro bemreac sillt em aoernht sha me g,ngai fo si. Lfei ofr eag csemo hchwi iexeneprce i yreve ayd ihtw ma dan lefurtag dwisom. Twhi cera i tgsantir erygoun me ma tinhk essl ot ttah toabu rgstludeg enisemyml ocient of hotres onamw thaw as a i hhciw i. Nad ihetcgan eb lefi gesirn" elt lltite teh at go esnvet etrcne i;bt but o"elnso wlli i ptiante ptnaiet a itlsl gnbie mero fi rea cksu to em oyu to. .
.
Nda peoh vhesteseml anc shetor i hist ese trspa fo aedr in thta isht. Rewe rttele ewrto flei sa my cipxeneerde 'vie cehsnga otslym yesar; fltfidicu five etmsi nda rvemidpo whrtgo ym hsa i utb nisemme maslot a ni 2rl-doaye-2 ftris mose cisen ltsvya. Hghotut ot tuo we(w)!h ti uto ldouw oen wya eohts idipersocnt nfuyn noen sti' i ylpa ym dna fo andetw ruet astolm dan lief aemc woh lpan. .

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?