So a friend of mine just sent me a picture of the letter I sent him in 2016 where I came out as trans, and I am now feeling these things called emotions

The letter itself isn’t special, but I was in SUCH a bad place in 2015/2016, and I sometimes forget how much I’ve grown. I know that if I saw where I am now when I was 13, I would think it was a lie.

I wish that 13 year old me could see to the future and see how incredible of a community I have.
I wish I could have seen how much I have to give.
I wish I understood that people were right when they say that it gets better.

I wish I had known about the community that I have that is filled with such incredible people. Communities that are online like #TeamPete, communities like the cool cats and kittens in my APUSH class, communities like my castmates, and communities like my group of friends.

I wish I had known that some rando from Indiana named @PeteButtigieg would run for President with his husband, @Chasten, by his side as they ran a campaign built on belonging and inclusion. Showing queer teens like myself what is possible in the process.

While the letter I found was brief and didn't have many details, it is a reminder of who I was and who I am today.
I don’t know what my intention was with this thread, so I’ll close with this: no matter what you understand to be true right now, I promise that it gets better.