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Hey Essay.

Hey Essay.

Why is everyone writing letters to their younger selves? Also, who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?

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I don’t want to write a letter to my younger self because I’m worried that it would just say, “Run!’ and that would be ominous.

I don’t want to write a letter to my younger self because he doesn’t even know where all the anxiety is coming from yet, and while that might be a good thing to tip him on, all the other advice would probably freak him out. He’s…

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