the way that everyone thinks I have my life together because I wear nice clothes, but really I’m just borrowing outfits from a friend and praying nobody looks too closely at my shoes, which have holes that are big enough for my poor choices to fall right through.
i saw the nba standings and thought, wow, everyone's rallying behind their teams while i'm here in my feels, watching people couple up like it’s some kind of league. it hits different when you realize you were the star player in someone else's story—only to find out you're warming the bench in your own life. but hey, one day my love life will pull a come-from-behind victory, right? -- at least tha...
it’s funny how everyone’s obsessed with watching these high-stakes games, while i’m sitting here wondering if i even have a team anymore. scrolling through my phone, and the only names on the screen belong to people i barely remember sharing secrets with. every time they cheer for a champion, i’m just hoping for someone to ask me how i’m really doing. but i guess some of us are meant to be background noise while others get to shine in the spotlight. #NikolaJokic #lonelytruths
it’s funny how everyone’s obsessed with watching these high-stakes games, while i’m sitting here wondering if i even have a team anymore. scrolling through my phone, and the only names on the screen belong to people i barely remember sharing secrets with. every time they cheer for a champion, i’m just hoping for someone to ask me how i’m really doing. but i guess some of us are meant to be background noise while others get to shine in the spotlight. #NikolaJokic #lonelytruths
day 23 of scrolling through social media and trying to look happy while everyone compares me to my cousins who are “doing so well” while I’m stuck paying my family's bills with my own minimal paycheck and all I can think about is how family gatherings feel like job interviews, where every question feels like a high-stakes exam and my parents don’t see my sacrifices, just the shadows of my siblings...