Adorable Joanna of Raising Madison asked her readers to pen letters to their younger selves. This is going to be interesting…
Dear Lori at 7,
Hold on to all that Strawberry Shortcake and My Little Pony stuff, it is going to be worth a mint someday.
Dear Lori at 12,
Divorce is just the beginning even though it feels like the end. Your family is about to expand in a wonderful direction. Keep up the good attitude and go with the flow, you’ll see. Public Jr. High is going to blow your mind. Yes, these girls have had boyfriends, as in plural. You never thought you needed a boyfriend before and you don’t need one now. Also, blue eyeshadow is not cool so stop it already.
Dear Lori at 16,
You got a car! You will be nicknamed “Lead-foot Lori” and burn through a new set of brakes every 6 months. Your parents are making you pay for those brakes so chill out. I know you are busy and important but please. Also, you still don’t need a boyfriend.
Dear Lori at 17,
Like oh my God, you just met a cute boy in a band. I know you think you are going to marry him and that is because you will. Rush through college so you can marry him already. Tapered jeans are not a good look for you and you will survive River Phoenix’s death, I promise.
Dear Lori at 21,
Damn girl, you rushed through college so you can marry him and now you’re engaged. He’s the one, listen to your heart. You need layers by the way, your hair looks crappy.
Dear Lori at 22,
Why, oh why didn’t you get your hair done for your wedding? You will regret that decision for the rest of your life because you will mature to be shallow like that about your hair. That apartment will be home for 5 years and you will remember it with tremendous nostalgia. That cat you’re about to get will cause strain in your marriage, when he says he’s allergic it’s because he is.
Dear Lori at 26,
Wow, you are a mom now! You will survive that say in the ICU with your son. He will grow to be strong and healthy. It will be OK even though it feels like your whole world just collapsed. Keep the faith and believe in the power of prayer.
Dear Lori at 29,
You are now a miscarriage survivor. Parenthood will take on brand new meaning and you will be a changed mother from the experience. Follow the lesson you learned at 26, keep the faith and believe in the power of prayer.
Dear Lori at 31,
Wow, another son, seriously? Who would have ever expected you to be the mom of 2 boys? Certainly not you. You are going to lose your mind with 2 kids only to gain it back and rock this motherhood thing sometimes. You can do this.
Dear Lori at 33,
Stop thinking about it and start that damn blog already. Stop being scared, stop thinking up excuses, just do this thing and never look back.
MOMMYFRIEND 
Loved reading this!!!! If only the wisdom we have now entered our brains back then!!! I wouldn’t have made the same mistakes. It’s made me a better person, I would hope.
Hi there, came via TMC and really enjoying scrolling through your blog and getting to know you some.Had to comment on this letter as I loved the different points to yourself at different age groups. Original and got me thinking about what i’d say to myself at all those periods. Think I might give this a go myself. Thanks for sharing.
Dear Alexandra,
Join in the fun! I got the great idea from http://www.raisingmadison.com, be sure to visit her website and join the linky so you can read everyone else’s letters and have them read yours! Thanks for visiting!
this was wonderful. I’d love to do this, may I? I’d link to you of course. What I liked about yours, is that you had it separated by ages. I’ve read them before as one long letter. but this age grouping makes it more significant. brilliant.