A letter from Jan 25, 2023

dear yasmin, Happy Birthday! Today is your 18th birthday. You’re an adult now. But I guess you don’t feel like one and that’s fine don’t worry to much about it. Listen its going to be ok, u are finally old enough to eave that stupid home of yours and leave that fake *** family, that was our dream remember to cut them all off? and even though it is going to be difficult dw do this for me and for us, the person that suffered and that little girl inside you that is so unhappy, it doesnt matter if we arent with hunter well yes ofc we would like to be but its ok if we arent bc we can still leave, we can still be free. Enjoy your life while you still have to go to school and don’t work yet. I hope you’re happy and celebrate your birthday with your fav people. Everything that has happened has lead you to this moment. Don’t change a thing. Everything worked out exactly as it should be. All the puzzle pieces fit, all the paths make sense. All the people were meant to be. All the successes and failures and heart-warming and heart-breaking moments were all worth it. No regrets. You were and are and have been and always will be yourself, and that’s what matters above all. I would like to say i have no idea what happened with hunter but by the time u read this u or should i say me would have got the other letter that i sent. Im writing them both at once so this one should have arrived on like ur birthday but in 2024 so you would be 16 i think but ofc now ur 18 which is cool! I hope ur bday isnt as **** as it always is love. I hope when you read this, you are okay. You are not sad, or anxious, or scared. I hope you accomplished everything you wanted to accomplish. I can only hope, for I don't know what the future holds. I hope you found someone, someone who you trust, someone who will always be there for you. I hope he is your best friend, I hope he takes care of you, and protects you. Take care of him, love him, love him for all that he is. Tell him how much you appreciate him for staying in your life. Show him that you care. Be with him through all the ups and downs that life throws at you guys. Relationships only stay strong because of trust, loyalty, and the strength to hold on even when it seems hard to. I hope you got hurt looking for someone. I hope he broke your heart. Why do I wish this for you? Because although broken hearts cannot be entirely fixed, they can heal over time. Broken hearts show you that sometimes what seems to be perfect, isn't always right or meant to last. You will only grow and mature into a stronger person with a heart that is impenetrable. You will learn how to open your heart, and let others in; feel vulnerable. Find someone that makes life a little easier, makes you laugh a little harder, and smile a little longer.I hope you are happy, truly, genuinely happy. Happy with your life, your friends, family, happy with yourself. I hope you are successful with your career, life, social life, as well as accomplishments and goals. I hope you take risks and still end up happy, no matter what happened in the end. I hope you lost as well as found something. I hope you become happy with your choices, your goals, as well as your failures. Be happy in life. Do what makes you happy, not what others want for you. Express and impress yourself, not others. It's your life, you choose whether you want to be positive in life. Choose to be happy, life is better when you are happy. Life is too short for what ifs or possibilities. Take the risk, take the opportunity. Meet new people, effect others, start a chain reaction, make a difference in the world. Change your attitude, impact others with your actions and words. You are valued, you are important. Make the choice to be happy. I Love You. You’re 14 year old self <3