A letter to myself, circa 1990, by Deb Katie

Dear Katie,

Oh, Katie, Katie, Katie.

There are a lot of things I could tell you but won't, because as tempting as it would be to give you all the lottery numbers and sports scores, that would change a lot of things that I'd just as soon not change.

Instead, I'll just tell you that, yes, this is definitely your awkward stage. And yes, you will grow out of it. The funny thing is that someday the things you're being made fun of for are going to be the things that your life is about. It's okay to be s