Have you ever wished you could go back in time? That if you could, you’d warn yourself not to date that man, or wear that outfit or hairstyle? To look after yourself better? To be kinder to yourself or others? What did you learn from these experiences? What can others learn?
Or would you like to gush about your wedding day? A party? Your children? Spoil the surprise, naturally, but celebrate what’s to come.
Well, here’s your chance!
I am issuing an invitation for anyone to enter the “Dear Me” Project. Spill the beans to us all and maybe even learn about yourself in the process.
It’s simple, really. Link back to this original post (and feel free to use the above button if you wish) and then confess what you will in an open letter to yourself.
To keep the time differentiation clear, it might be best to address yourself “Dear Me (year of time of reference)” and signed “Love Me (2007). See my story for an example if unclear.
It is my hope to compile a list of participants below, so that we may share, laugh, cry, and nod our heads sagely at our past bloopers and triumphs. So please, email me your post’s permalink and title, plus your name, to miscmum@gmail.com and wha-la! Instant therapy. I will add you accordingly and send you karmic good vibes for giving it a go.
It will be ‘open’ for an indefinite period of time, so don’t feel like you need to rush. If you would like to join, but wish to remain anonymous, email me the letter and I can post it here instead.
Miscellaneous Mum’s Standing on the outside, looking in
Anonymous’s Dear Me (June 1994)
Anonymous’s Dear Me (May 1997)
Crazy Trace’s Maybe, just..rebel a bit…
Shishyboo’s Dear Me (Feb 1990)
The Brave’s Dear Me (August 1988)
Catherine’s To the girl who almost lost a digit back in ‘85
TrudyJ’s Dear Me (1987, Oshawa Ontario)
RMB’s Dear Me (February 14 1990, Hartland WI)
GingaJoy’s Dear Me (September, 1986)
MadHatter’s Mad Hatter at 41- February 23, 2007 *Huh? You’ll think. Trust me, it works*
BubandPie’s Dear Me (September 1, 1989)
Catherine McNeil’s An open letter to myself
Beck’s Cordially, Future Dwight
Cinnamon Gurl’s Dear Katie (January 1992)
Owlhaven’s Dear Me in 1983
Jill’s And They’re All Made Out of Ticky-Tacky, Still They’re Not All Just the Same
MadMomma’s Dear Me (April 23rd 2003)
Jenna’s Dear 2003 Me
Angewa’s Feb 26th (2006) Dear the Me Of a Year Ago
Spryngtree’s Dear Golden Shining Little Girl, 1973
A Mother’s Life For Me Dear Me January 1991
Mamagigi’s Dear 2005 Me
Sara’s Dear 2001 Me
Liz’s Dear Me (Circa 1987)
Meena’s Dear Me (Feb 21, 2005)
Mommy, the human napkin’s It’s not always going to be about the big hair, New Kids On The Block, and popularity
MJS4Him’s Dear Me (early 1980’s)
Jenny’s Dear Me (1996)
Karen’s Dear Me (May 1987)
Musings of a Housewife’s Dear Me (August 4, 1995)
Rocks in my Dryer’s Dear Me (1987)
Tracey’s Dear Me, 1997
momto3boy’s Dear Me 1982
Christie’s Dear Me 1990
Leslie’s Dear Me 1991
Margaret’s Dear Me 2003
Tracy’s Dear Me 1992
Beth’s Dear Me 2003
Mercy’s Maid Dear Me 1990-ish
Farmer’s Wife Dear Me Circa 1997
Shannon’s Dear Me 1991
Kimberly’s Dear Me
Tessa’s Dear Tessa in 1997
MrsLady’s Dear Me (April 2002)
Ginger’s Dear Me 1992
Girls’ Gone Wild Dear GGW of 1987
Barbara’s Dear Me in 1973
Life and Time of Leish’s Dear Me Summer 1993
Beth’s Dear 1995 Me
Jellyjules’ Dear 1987 J
PiesBonitos’ Dear Me 1997
Generation Xhausted’s Letter to myself, June 1983
Starshine’s Dear 1985 Me
Sarantium’s Dear Me 1998
Kim Wilson’sThe present seeing the past looking to the future
Jennifer’s Dear 1997 Me
9:22 pm
I’m going to have to sit down and think about this one.
Thanks for sharing this great idea with the Carnival of Family Life.h
5:01 am
You’re welcome!
1:44 am
What a cute idea.
Here via the carnival of family life.
12:00 am
Here via TrudyJ–I’ll be stealing this one tomorrow. Thanks!
10:01 pm
hello! i love this idea for a project. thanks!
I just posted my own letter at: http://gingajoy.blogspot.com/2007/02/dear-me.html
11:09 pm
What a great idea - I just put mine up today.
3:28 am
Thank’s for the link up. This is such a good idea: fun and heart breaking.
9:38 pm
Great idea! I did one today… thanks!
5:13 am
I put one up too!
Mary, mom to many
6:03 am
Hey, I saw the idea over at B&P’s and Mad’s and couldn’t get it out of my head. You’ll find mine up now, too.
Thanks for the great idea…and more to read!
9:09 am
This is such a great idea!!! Thank you for sharing.. I put up mine at
http://themadmomma.blogspot.com/2007/02/dear-me-of-2003.html
6:57 pm
http://thechroniclesofmunchkinland.com/2007/02/26/dear-me-2003/
5:13 pm
http://rowan-oak.net/sara/2007/02/28/dear-2001-me/
12:31 pm
I had to participate in this one. I would love to let young me know to keep her head up. It all works out in the end.
5:57 am
I finally read enough of these that I did my own!
http://bringbabyhome.blogspot.com/2007/03/dear-me.html
2:02 pm
Thanks so much for this great idea! Here’s mine:
http://rocksinmydryer.typepad.com/shannon/2007/03/dear_me_in_1987.html
2:41 pm
A very lovely idea, thank you!
Here is my contribution: http://pdx-mama.blogspot.com/2007/03/dear-me.html
4:50 pm
I couldn’t resist writing to myself as a 14-year-old eighth grader! Mine’s up!
http://realmofcrazypeople.blogspot.com/2007/03/its-not-always-going-to-be-about-big.html
8:13 pm
I wrote mine to myself when I was 18 and had just graduated…a very tumultous time for me. Thanks for this project! Neat idea.
Mine is at http://simplyamusingblog.blogspot.com/2007/03/dear-me-in-1987.html
11:00 pm
I just did mine. Thank you for this. Really…
http://margaretsally.blogspot.com/2007/03/dear-me.html
11:32 pm
Mine is up
http://homeschoolblogger.com/NeverAlone/295027/
12:15 am
I played along too!
http://phxflurry.blogspot.com/2007/03/dear-1987-me.html
1:10 am
What a wonderful idea… I’m going to play too!
2:38 pm
Thanks for adding me! I was just coming over to leave my link.
3:14 pm
http://momto3boys.wordpress.com/2007/03/06/dear-me/
it’s funny, as I wrote I kept thinking of more “warnings”. i’m glad I am who I am so although I wouldn’t take anything back I may hold back a little more. Thanks for the time you put in to this. It was fun.
8:43 pm
I’ve just written my own Dear Me letter at http://mercysnumber1fan.blogspot.com/2007/03/dear-me-project.html
This is a great idea. Thanks.
3:25 pm
I saw this at Owlhaven’s and Rocks In My Dryer. This is a wonderful project. It was such a blessing to look back at the hand of God over my life. Mine is at
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/dear-me-in-1973/
Thank you for staring this!
9:02 am
Hello,
and thank you for stopping by and commenting.
What a nice idea. I really need to do this, it helps put things into perspective…
So many things happen in our lives and we do not know why. So good to know that God’s on the wheel…
3:26 am
Can’t get the “add a link” to work for me. So, just wanted you to know that I finally got around to posting mine: http://twolittlevikings.blogspot.com/2007/03/dear-me-1995.html
Thanks!
4:56 pm
Great idea! Here’s mine:
Generation Xhausted
Letter to myself June 1983
http://movershakerbirthdaycakebaker.blogs.com/generation_exhausted/2007/03/letter_to_mysel.html
6:25 pm
Not quite in the same format, but here is mine!
http://wilsonworld.typepad.com/wilsonworld/2007/03/the_present_see.html