A letter from Oct 07, 2025

Peaceful right?

Dear Future Me (April 2026), Hey love. Deep breath. You made it another six months. I know things probably haven’t been easy, but I hope you’re proud of yourself for getting here. Whether you’re reading this after a long day or one of those rare calm ones, I hope you know I’m proud of you for still showing up. Are we still working at the school? Still laughing at the chaos, still chasing those little victories with the kids, still trying to find the balance between tired and grateful? Or did life pull us somewhere new? Either way, I hope it feels right — and I hope you’re still doing something that makes you feel like you. I know you’ve been scared for the future. Scared of messing up, scared of change, scared of staying the same. But you’ve always kept going even when you didn’t have it figured out. That’s brave as hell. So, what did the next six months bring? Did you grow? Did anything surprise you? Did things finally start to fall into place a little bit? No matter what, I hope you’re still being kind to yourself. I hope you’re still letting people in. I hope you’re still fighting for joy — even the small kind that shows up in the middle of a mess. You don’t need to have it all together. You just need to keep being real. How’s Sabrina? Did you two finally move in together, or are you still daydreaming about it while cracking jokes about babysitting chaos and “Ohio sizzler” brainrot? I hope you’re still laughing together about everything and nothing. And how’s Miranda? I hope things feel safe, steady, and full of love. You deserve that. With love, Me (October 2025)

Epilogue

about 24 hours later

Dear October Me,

You were so gentle with me in that letter. I don’t think you realized how much I needed that.

So I’m gonna be honest back.

These six...

Semo nw’rtee lop-uwg tmons?h htye antgome. Weer sysme ethy. Aehyv. Gefeinl tlo fo hfla of irbna tol a my geeo,nssc-dugisn ngaista to a tlo roetgthe ti t,evngioirhnk of ilwhe yrngit teh em rwiongk epek a swa eimt klei.
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I dtndi’ but ippeasrda.
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Itlsl ta hte lopcosehr m’i. Mosacolsr sillt eth in ruderutsct. Alepc ifstr fevi yhw me, idrenm i vrhieboas ueimnst thsi em enth rhietenygv atvnigngia nteiouqs teh thta in ealtr, mkae nad konw ilstl hecos i. A idks tslil sdeo hstoe me udngro yaw ni tgnhoni esle. I kown up i even earl sdweoh oigstmhen ateu,shdxe wenh eavle rof i.
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Igtnhs kabc elsacd i. Rtghi fymles puigsnh em of to lony agnikt o,nw mislti aws my ’im ptsa that nteasdi ornit nliseitng nifllya ot adn cpysh. Hw?at lgranein actlulay eusgs nad ’im. Rvniuisvg utjs ont. Atnh cdxepeet i ttah mroe thifs sartmte.
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Wreg if i kesad yuo. Yaeh. Lpoeep stuj not stop het tubao ni awy.
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Ogt vore refobe aetk ym tbreet saslpri ta cgcintha i thye yulfl. Im’ teretb inef dtsneai nwhe peedrnntig emhowvlrede i cingoenzrgi im’ ta got fo. Ot ofr i x“if dtatser ancpetgic i taht ngmtshoei lear si utbornu dene m,e ton slcoia. ”.
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Hucm as otdn’ i ightr sraabni dna uot nhga now. Me euds ot adn aecrs taht. Bgiknera tthghou etman ngesmthoi asw i ciasnedt. Not ’ist tbu ahtt. Sutj thsoen em ncoe adn btoua ,eilf ngibe geyrne fro my its’. Ta,kl ew enwh it’s seay sllti do. Itlls us. Feak it about tniongh.
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Nad ai…nmrda.
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Ptsa dmae yrea it ew a. H4t1 archm. Nad nmtoh a ayer own a. Vbielee dntdi’ eb ot ’id h’tsta aleb i uflly ays ingoemhst. Ostignhem isltl mosmtsiee tsonctiesn alamufniri fesle in negib. Rfo eslfym rngow to atchc igwntai tslli og mstnhigoe i. Mi’ llnigup ysat how tfsri ot fo iegnlnra ayaw entdsia btu. Me rfo ewn ttahs’.
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Evah nsmotme enbe yltela hrtee drah. Yoltlmnaoie mylealn,t. Tkcus nieeflg. Ielk urrtehf ldohus eb genlief i dhaae. ,uongeh gonohsic odngi fi ’mi hte nbieg paht utngqsiieon igrht eo,ugnh.
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Tghthosu tbu eshto tddi’n erhgvintey dceied i etl.
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Mi’ eerh tslli. Ltils yrtign. Even piessnolt efsle wneh pu osnhgwi ti lstil.
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Avhe ldto you htertgoe lal to ened me nd’itd i ti.
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I t’nod.
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Elfe liek sftir orf ialrfeu ’oensdt the and taht imt,e.
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Juts ibeng ekil humna felse it.
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Em upord y’uod of be. Ziearle it ouy d’nto ety even if.
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Eol,v.
Me 2)260 ailp(r.

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