Hey kid!

Let me be straight. I'm you ten years from now. I know what you’re thinking. You're thinking that you've officially gone crazy. Well maybe, but deal with it later, I only have a few minutes. Being you, I also know how you're feeling today, and almost everyday since we can't remember.

And it sucks!

I guess I have to give you a pep talk but I can’t lie and tell you that everything's gonna be okay. I have an issue with honesty since a few years back. You can call it a defining moment. Since then I’m trying as much as possible not to lie. I won’t tell you what happened. I don’t want you to risk messing up where I am right now by trying to change things. Butterfly effect and all… I have to be careful and not give too much details.

So here’s my pep-ish-talk:

Your life is about to suck more and more the next few years. Starting next summer actually. I know it’s not really hopeful. But it’s okay in the end. I’m here talking to you aren’t I. It’s actually a good thing. These events that will happen to you have made me stronger. I know it sounds like one of those stupid adage but it’s true.

You know how you stay alone all the time because you think you’re not good enough for the world or not interesting enough to be worth having as a friend? Well, guess what. I have friends now. Good friends. Some I can even start to call old friends. They will help you just by being at your side and you’ll do the same for them.

And our siblings, especially our sister. Right now you’re barely talking to each other and when you do it’s mostly yelling. You think she doesn’t love you and is ashamed of you. You couldn’t be more wrong. We’re closer than ever. Don’t get me wrong, we still end up screaming at each other from time to time. It’s in our blood.

I could continue and tell you about my job and what you did after high school but it’s not what matter most. We’ve always known that school was the only thing that made sense in our life so you’ll figure that out yourself.

I conclusion, you’re life is gonna get worse, then it’s gonna get better. Not perfect, but from where you are now it’s almost like it. So just hang on. I already know that you’re smart enough not to kill yourself so that’s good.

I think I can make a small exception and tell you something concrete about the future before I go. You know you favorite rap group? The one that just (or is going to, in that case sorry for the spoiler) split this year. They get back together ten years from now. That only, is worth the wait!

One last advice: during the next ten years, work on your pep talk skills. This one sucked!