The Letter

Originally written September 9 2025. I found it in "draft" status and it had not been posted.

Someone that I know very well and whom shall remain nameless, although her initials start with Emily Nolan and she looks remarkably similar to my daughter, wrote a letter in despair to herself when she was 17. At that time, life for this young lady was complex, as the lives of many teenagers are. The letter was written at a time when the whole world was on her shoulders with year 12 study, boyfriend break-up, future career path choices, lack of money, etc. We had a Spare room that became a sewing room, and everything in there was left untouched for 12 months or more. A lot of the stuff had been piled up in the cupboards for years, she couldn’t face going into it all and cleaning it out. Eventually when in there to clean up, found the letter and read it. Em said that she wanted to talk to that girl and let her know that everything was going to be OK. Em often apologises for how she was back then. I suggested that she write a letter back to that girl and explain that everything was going to be OK, and place it with the original letter. Then write a backdated reply saying thankyou and she now understands. Then bind it all together and keep it somewhere safe. Then later in life, when you encounter someone else that is at that same vital stage in life, show them the letters, and maybe it will help them, and in doing so, you will have successfully spoken to “that girl” and your wish will have come true.