Why Writing a 'Unsent Letter' Can Help You When you write a unsent letter you are able to say what you feel, without holding anything back. No worries of hurt feelings, getting fired, being rejected, etc. Getting these emotions off your chest anonymously helps with stress relief, depression, guilt, and more.

To the 13 year old me,

To the 13 year old me,

I hope you get this in time, in time not to skip school today.  Because if you do skip school today you are making a big mistake.  Things are going to happen that will change you forever.  Trust me, I’m you.

Today will be a horrible day, filled with happiness and stupidity, and you wont even know it is bad until the end.  When you discover that your father tried to pick you up at school because your mother was dying.  Yes, she is getting into a car accident today, and only lives for a few hours, wanting to say goodbye.

But you are going to skip school today, go to the mall and do things that you shouldn’t. Today is the day you loose your virginity and you will be awfully disappointed with that experience, as a matter of fact, the guy you are planning on having sex with gets arrested tomorrow and you won’t see him again for a year.

When you finally go home, hours after school ended, you will see police cars and a devastated father.  You will assume you are in trouble, but will soon find out that what you did was not the matter at hand, yes, police are looking for you, to tell you your mother is dead.  Your father will look at you as if you are the biggest disappointment, and you will feel that look to the core.  Why did you have to skip today?

So if this letter somehow makes it back in time, please, please don’t skip school.  And be sure to tell your mother you love her instead of leaving in a fight.   The rest of your life will be haunted by today, no matter what happens, so try to change it.

Me…

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Comments (4)

    4 Responses to “To the 13 year old me,”

    1. AvatarLaura Rucker
      1

      WOW! Harsh, but I guess this does happen in some people’s lives. Sad!

    2. AvatarTaylor
      2

      I hope that the author of this post has or will at sometime forgiven themself. You made a mistake, you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. It happens to all of us. The important part is to have learned from it. I wish you peace and happiness. I hope you will have found a way to reconcile with your past and look towards the future.

    3. AvatarAnnie @ Mama Dweeb
      3

      Oh wow. I have regrets too. Big ones. this is such a powerful letter…..It leaves me with hardly any words

    4. AvatarChristine
      4

      you just broke my heart. i wish i could give you such a hug.

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