{"id":1759,"date":"2019-08-23T12:00:15","date_gmt":"2019-08-23T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/?page_id=1759"},"modified":"2023-02-14T12:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T12:47:36","slug":"dear-future-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk\/imo\/dear-future-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear future me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take part in our&nbsp;<strong>#dearfutureme<\/strong>&nbsp;campaign!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>IMO (<em>in my opinion\u2019<\/em>) exists to celebrate the achievements of teens in care and care leavers and to share their stories, experiences and advice with others in a similar situation. We aim to challenge perceptions and raise the aspirations of young people with care experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re asking teens in care and care leavers to write a message to their future selves \u2013&nbsp;<strong>\u2018Dear future me\u2019<\/strong>, and we want to collect responses from as many people with care experience as possible. The messages will remain anonymous and can be anything you want to say, for example sharing career, life, travel, personal and\/or other ambitions and aspirations for the future. 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