it's not that I'm obsessed with TikTok - it’s just that I accidentally posted a video of my new "workout routine" that was literally just me doing stretches while sobbing about my life. I thought I was sending it to my best friend for advice, but I ended up sharing it with 300 followers who had just seen my motivational posts about “crushing it” in the gym. I woke up to comments like “Girl, I can ...
last night, I was in my tiny apartment, surrounded by dusty textbooks that I bought for my brothers so they could learn. I literally spent my childhood scrubbing floors while they took exams. at 25, I still can’t even read my own name without help. meanwhile, my friends are sharing diplomas and job offers, and I’m over here struggling to fill out a form at the clinic. honestly, how is it fair that...
wait. so i was going through my closet, and i found this pair of jeans that I swore I’d wear when i was fit again. looked at the tag. they were a size two. a TWO. and it hit me hard. i spent last week in a frantic scramble trying to find old outfits for this family wedding, counting calories like it was some life-or-death challenge, thinking, wow, if only i had my old self to rely on. too bad my self-confidence needs a transplant too. #nostalgiahurtseveryone
wait. so i was going through my closet, and i found this pair of jeans that I swore I’d wear when i was fit again. looked at the tag. they were a size two. a TWO. and it hit me hard. i spent last week in a frantic scramble trying to find old outfits for this family wedding, counting calories like it was some life-or-death challenge, thinking, wow, if only i had my old self to rely on. too bad my self-confidence needs a transplant too. #nostalgiahurtseveryone
yooo, so I just finished binge-watching this tech startup documentary that literally gave me existential dread, and I'm sitting here realizing my life decisions are like a poorly coded app. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t stressed about some deadline that literally doesn’t matter, just like that time I texted my college roommate three years after we lost touch, asking if he remembers me se...