Hey Charly,
So you’re about 2 months into being 9 now! I know it’s been a tough, long old stretch for
you, despite the fact it’s been Christmas. I’m 2 months into 19 now so it’s a
big reflection time for us now too. 10 years since Grandma died, it does get
easier I promise. You’ve been so brave and you know that little bit of regret
you feel, you make up for it. Well, I feel we have. We’re a lot stronger than
people think kid, don’t you forget that.
Few spoilers
now, we’ve stayed best friends with Ellen and Caitlin - that’s right, it’s been
12 years now and we’re all still going strong. Go us! You also get to have some
absolutely incredible experiences that you’ll never ever forget for as long as
you live but I’m not going to spoil the excitement for you by telling you what
they are ‘cause I know you’ll hate me for it in the long run. We do know how to
hold a bit of a grudge, don’t we?
Music is
still a massive part of your life, but with our dad, was that ever in doubt?
MotoGP? Yup that’s still around too. Along with netball of course, we love it
and do you know what? I think we always will.
In 5 years
time, you’ll surprise yourself with some choices that you make but follow your
gut because it’s never led us astray. Keep your opinions strong too, you may
annoy some people along the way but if they’re truly our friends, they’ll
understand. That’s not to say you go mouthing off at every chance because then
we’ll really make some enemies. We’ve got some good common sense between us so
use it and always think first.
You’ll be
pleased to hear, you’re not quite as hot headed as you are now in the future.
We’ve got that under control. Or perhaps we just got over it and matured;
either way, it’s a good thing. You are still as stubborn as an old horse though
but that’s just us. We get it off Mum and Dad.
We’re pretty
sure we know what we’re doing most of the time but don’t forget you’ve got a
great set of friends and family around you if you ever are unsure. Maybe we
don’t use that enough. Don’t keep it all bottled up all the time either, it’s
not particularly healthy for us. I had to learn that the hard way so I thought I owed it to you to give you that little nugget of advice
All in all,
we’re doing well, we’re happy. Even with ourselves! Well not entirely but
you’re too young to be bogged down with that rubbish. Keep smiling, keep
laughing, and keep going even when it gets tough. You’ve done alright on your
own so far so just keep going! Set your sights high and work hard to get there.
I promise you can do it. You can do anything you set your mind to. Keep a clear
head too, make your voice heard when it needs to be heard, try your best to
help people and don’t be afraid (not that you’re scared of anything anyway) of
rejection.
We’ll keep
our skin tough and our minds tougher and we’ll get through anything that life
throws at us. Got it? Good. Have an amazing time!
Love,
Your Future
Self
xxx
p.s Super
Ted says hi too!
