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...

Yhet gl-opuw mnegtao ?nshtmo ntwre’e meso. Rewe thye eysms. Yevha. Kiel fo wkgnroi ti was of trying heertogt a itme oervh,inntkgi elihw legfnie aatnisg nbair eepk my ot het aflh me tlo a a o,cgunid-snseesg otl otl fo.
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Ti’dnd i ipspeadra tbu.
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Rpolhesco at het ’im litls. Tlsli ni tdteurcusr eht croaomsls. I vrosibhea tfsir atth yhw efvi eth shit listl dan me rtla,e tainggvian enht amek dimner in qesiunto kwon hcsoe lecap i egnitheryv em, tismune. Sltli goudrn hntnogi a em awy ni eels eohts isdk sode. Fro veen aelve i pu wkno ewhods i rael s,eeuhdaxt gnohmites hwen i.
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I if ouy dekas egrw. Hyae. Ont way loppee eth tsuj opts tboua in.
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Rove lyluf tihgncac i my ta eoerfb got teak tehy betret arpsils. Mhovwredele terteb niteasd ta nfie i ecnrgngioiz mi’ otg m’i fo ergntneidp nehw. I ,me x“fi tno buurotn sdaertt elar deen ciacgenpt rof ot ttah negihsomt si i cslaio. ”.
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Ra…dainm nad.
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A stpa ti ew yrae amed. Hrcma 14th. Eray adn a mohnt now a. Ohienmsgt tatsh’ say ’ntdid ot be i ilebvee ylufl ealb d’i. In lraiimnfau litsl eefls gnbei mnhsogtie tcintossne eemmsitso. I og ot wtiagni fro tlils lymsfe acthc nmgitoshe wrnog. Tysa waya tsirf gnrnliae of ot tub how im’ nsiedat nlpliug. Tths’a wne em orf.
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Rdha rteeh atlley bene eomtnms heav. Alltiyenmoo myeltlan,. Tkcus geeinlf. Ufhrret eb ahade i hdulos geeilfn kiel. O,ehgnu nigtenusoiq tpah nhosgioc dgoin irthg i’m ohenug, fi teh engib.
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Giyhtnevre but tnddi’ hetso elt i usgothht eicdde.
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M’i sllit reeh. Tslli ritygn. Snhgwio up it fesle enhw eevn lslti optsilnse.
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I em otld dnee dtn’id rtteehgo all ot hvae ouy it.
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On’dt i.
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That and het irsft e,mit uefliar lkei dte’son fro flee.
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Efsle elik ti sjtu muahn ingeb.
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Dyou’ em be rodpu fo. Neve fi ti dto’n erizela ouy eyt.
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Evol,.
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