Public letters from the past

Time Travelled — 12 months

A letter from May 6th, 2020

Dear Future Me, You made it another year. I am so proud of you. I know you don't love yourself yet. I know you hate yourself more than anyone in the world and you think so badly about yourself, but i'm here to tell you that you are beautiful and your flaws make you absolutely amazing. I hope you've realized that by now or at least love yourself a little more. Your self worth isn't based on wha...

Time Travelled — 12 months

A letter from May 6th, 2020

Dear FutureMe, How’s it going? After looking back, life seems to change dramatically over the course of a small amount of time. So I imagine by time you get this, life will have dramatically changed as well. Have you moved out of your toxic home yet? I really hope so. If so, has life gotten better? Are you more comfortable? How’s the progression on the skateboarding? I hope life is treating yo...

Time Travelled — 12 months

Epilogue

A letter from May 7th, 2020

Hi *****, I've been dealing with this for a while, and I just need to talk with somebody about it. I think that I may be Lesbian or Bi. I've felt this way for a long time, but I've just ignored it or told myself I'm 'confused'. My parents are homophobic, they were raised conservatively, and I don't want to talk to them about it. They don't know yet. The church at ****** is really op...

Time Travelled — almost 11 years

how times have changed...

Dear FutureMe ( yes, you wrote a letter to yourself from the 10 year distant past), First off, happy B-day old girl! you're 28 now right? hopefully, life has been good to you and you're still alive and well when you receive this. as you can see, your past self was a notorious bad speller ( hopefully, your spelling is much better.) wow, looking at life now I wonder what I can do to ch...

Time Travelled — almost 4 years

A letter from May 5th, 2017

Hey again. I haven't written a letter in a long time but I remember the last time that I did. I was sitting in that kitchen in California, with the cold air biting my toes as it does late at night. I was on the precipice of a new and exciting time in my life and I felt rejuvenated, happy, ready to experience life. I want to feel that again, but time passes slowly and surely, and I am creepi...

Time Travelled — almost 10 years

Hey, future self

Dear Grace, You married yet girl? Did you ever get over Justin or are you still pining away for him? That's not healthy if you are. Did you ever get the guts together to ask out Conner? You know, that guy from school? Or are you living a lonely life without a husband? Have you even kissed anyone yet? Frond, you're pathetic if you haven't. Get up and do something about that. Go to a club or som...

Time Travelled — about 13 years

Hey Me!

Dear FutureMe, Ten years ago I was confused, lost, frustrated, and worried about my future. I knew what I wanted to be and do with my life, I was just stuck in a rut on getting there. I wanted to be happy and clear on life. Do you remember how absolutely devastated you were when your first love was lost? Now, I am sure you rarely think of the heartache you went through with Chris. ...

Time Travelled — almost 8 years

little tykes

Dear 27-year-old self, Are you a parent by now? Jesus Christ. Maybe you are, maybe you aren't. But maybe you will be soon. Whichever it is, listen up. Your nineteen-year-old self has thought a lot about marriage and parenting -- specifically with Jimmy (what happened to you and him, by the way? :) ) but also in general. And in general, the thing with co-parenting that you've figured out i...

Time Travelled — over 3 years

A letter from January 18th, 2018

Dear Future Me, This has been a wonderful journey. There has been bad times but then there has been a lot of great times. This is your last semester of college. Congratulations on making it this far. You will be fine. You will be teaching your own class here soon. You did it, you got through the hard part. I know you can do it. You will be a great teacher. This is just the beginning of your jo...

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