Dear Younger Self, Things are good. You’re doing well at school, and you’re getting along with the parents. You’re happy with yourself finally, and you’re …
Dear Me: Aging Isn’t What We Thought It Would Be
So, not sure how to address this. I don’t know what to call myself. Guess I could just use my name. Or Whatever — When …
Dear 12-Year-Old Sandra
Dear 12-year-old Sandra, I get it. Life sucks. You used to have breathing problems as a kid, then you outgrew them — yay! — then …
Letter to Myself at Age Fourteen
1. Believe in love, every kind, big and small, weak and strong. 2. But don’t wait for him. Or any guy. Or anyone at all. …
To 12-Year-Old Alicia
To my younger self, You are going through a lot of changes now, and I know it can be scary to open up to …
To the Person I Was: Somehow I’m Still You
To the person I was before, You’re sitting in one corner of your room, hugging your knees to your chest, thinking why it had to …
Dear Past Me
Dear past me, Too often I’m asked to write to future me, or I guess right now it’s present me. Time’ll mess you up, homie. …
Dear 15-Year-Old Psych Ward Me
Dear 15-Year-Old Psych Ward Me, I’m the person you’ve been imagining. I’m the one you write about in your journal, the one you think …
Dear Past Me
Hey, 8th grade me! Things kind of suck right now. You’ve been dealing with depression for a while, and you think everyone expects perfection from …