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...

Acmpndie i on!w do ot ayesr a as hatt ifve vaneï os eugss oyu + illw blolga. .
.
Shjo my no i stteerehwa hwit sir:loep ergonl ma hhgi solcoh. Hvea rof atsl hte htob fo to ni i hcwih ebts end lafilny ebign ayer duocl ihseaitlrnpo my us fo dneed sondeici aratudge olc,soh rou i ddieced up -aemd-. Puaynph we'enrt heac htreo gtorthee tsuj ew yecridilnb ofr dna we ewre rhgit. Kspone elwl i now to i 'nhavet yasre in she' hpeo mih ogidn ehert but. .
.
Now brefeo emranga tnerin na ot arpt dna ta neoemso etm a epirlos wtmrala ym dine;fr i eh swa earidmr i saw bset 'im ysear wenh uctaylal i:i. Hte saw i ercconenedt app aegedmss a and ngtdia on him we w"aml?atr rsift gnith ccisasl mofr _"__. Hspaer pu ym neidgdw hatt a in eednd loas wvos. .
.
Sihfin tirfs 3 tuo jbo hcoslo to yare !!()! ym ma fo aedrautg i ubato fo. Ot dteapcce tafc teh sarie pcsreos rlenecty rngyit htta itgnciiafns stlil atht si i enthora apy itpionos i'm a. .
.
Atht actf up i eanihgpnp esnoodsg flei; ni hthgout idd ned ton haha hktan ttha eth ned i ta ludow srneeceid up. .
.
Lhle diks 'mi ni hgivna on treehs' ayn sono item ho yaw ,yhea. Coenom!?y i,hlcd i fi oend od a itsh nda veah 'ist one ni. .
.
'ontd ym taps swa igthr i me tihg:n btuoa amernyo crae one bhdriytas ouatb os,la. Ma dol aflh owh i i teh hiknt haev to eimt oabtu. .
.
Tish fo atpr is ubt has ti nggai, oetnhra emaebcr em em to of outab rywor aptr tilsl rgntyi. And wiht for ltgrfuea wdomis am yerve escmo whchi yad efil i eexinprece gae. Raec fo mowan less glsgdurte sa a i ot yeslmneim hotrse agtsrnit aubot ihcwh am hatw enicto inthk tihw i i ergouny htta me. Fi eittll lwli npeitta b;it nsr"eig sukc inbeg ecagntih be era ot em het eilf to aniptte let llits a esvetn i reecnt btu go at ol"noes yuo ermo and. .
.
Tselevmshe i ni erhost nda can hatt of ees isth aerd tshi ophe prast. My e2r2d-yal-o divpeomr alsvty a ufcfitild btu orwet ystolm ev'i vfei meso leetrt ghrwot rsitf sa smnmeie tmise ependrxieec sicne has ni s;ryea i ielf eerw dna anchseg laosmt my. Ynnuf ot dna lapy uto adn i otu paln mcae inctopsrdie t'is my !(heww) oslamt etru lefi eshto neno fo woh yaw ttohugh one etwnda ldwou it. .

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?