Letters to Your

Chatterbox: Down to Earth

Letters to Your

Letters to Your Future Self.

If you wrote something to your older self coming back, what would you say? What would you want to tell yourself 5 years from now, or at the 2023 reunion? 

I thought it would be fun to make a kind of time capsule thread for a few years from now? Post stuff you want to send to yourself in the future, or even to a future generation of CBers. Letters, advice, artwork, favorites, or habits that might change when you wouldn't otherwise notice. You can post a story you wrote, a day in your current life, and especially your facts and opinions about quarantine (and related), since that will almost definitely change! Handwritten stuff could be cool too.

Obviously everyone can see everything, so don't make it too personal.

To future Jwyn: You are awesome. Your art is probably way better than mine. I hope you are still happy with who you are. Also, cake.

Elli says vvegg. Something to do with veggies, I presume. 

submitted by Jwyn, age 15, Full of thoughts
(July 24, 2020 - 3:58 pm)

back to the Down to Earth
submitted by Indigo TOP!, Actually, bottom
(July 24, 2020 - 4:32 pm)
submitted by Indigo TOP!, To the top!
(July 24, 2020 - 9:52 pm)

This is such a cool idea. I will post later seeing as it's past midnight.

submitted by Jade J.
(July 26, 2020 - 12:25 am)

I've written physical letters to myself recently, actually! I can't wait to open them in like 5 years.

Maybe at some point I'll post something here, too. 

submitted by Starchaser, age 12, Pyrrhia
(July 29, 2020 - 6:53 pm)

To future Strawberri:

Your 12-year old self loved books, family, God, and her dreams. I hope you haven't lost sight of that. Keep working toward your goals and keep God an important part of your life. See you in the future, Old Strawberri.

 

Ok, this feels a little weird, writing to myself. But I can't wait to read it, which also feels weird. 

submitted by Strawberri, age 13 Winters, earth
(August 1, 2020 - 4:19 pm)

Ooh, cool! Hmm...

Dear Future Hana: I hope you're happy & not freaked out about graduating from high school, even though I know you will be! Right now I like drawing people, bedroom pop, cute Japanese aesthetics, activism, and lupines. Do you still like any of that stuff? Here's some advice from a small child (me): Don't worry about stuff, usually it's really stupid and just makes you freaked out over nothing. Don't overthink everything. Also keep doing the Chatterbox! Love, Present Hana

Is it OK that I used my real name

submitted by Lupine, age 13!, Platform 9 and 3/4
(August 1, 2020 - 9:17 pm)

This is such a good idea! This is actually something I do irl, I write myself letters that I plan on opening I think in 2030, but I'll probably do one here too! Wow, I'll be graduating in 2023... yikes. I probably won't still be here, but I'll be back for the reunion ;)

submitted by Quill
(August 2, 2020 - 3:08 pm)

I've wrote letters to my future self before! I don't remember what they say tho, I wonder if their is one to my teen self! I just need to find them...

submitted by Kitty Cat, age teen, Gotham City
(September 27, 2020 - 3:34 pm)

I wonder if everyone's forgotten about this...

submitted by Topsettia
(June 20, 2023 - 2:53 pm)
submitted by Topsettia
(June 20, 2023 - 4:56 pm)

I send emails to myself (yes, you can do that) and I use Scheduled Send so it pops up on my birthday or something. 

as for what I write, it usually is something along the lines of "YO THIS IS ME FROM THE PAST, HOW YA DOIN"

on a completely unrelated note, one of my emails says that I sent it in 2024... wut

submitted by Darkvine, age idk, the corn-infested Midwest
(June 20, 2023 - 5:07 pm)