sometimes i sit there during family gatherings, listening to the way they talk about my cousins, the shining stars in the family. it's like i'm invisible, as they proudly share their latest successes. the pressure is so heavy, i can't breathe. do they even see me? i want to scream that my struggles matter too. just as i'm about to say something, my mom looks right at me and asks why i haven't foll...
i was in the middle of my third round of intense googling about how to “happily be single forever” because my crush just told me he wasn't ready for a relationship when my mom sent me a screenshot of his engagement announcement... six months later, and suddenly i’m locked in an endless scroll of their wedding photos, trying to figure out how my avocado toast budget could have been a down payment o...
not gonna lie, sometimes I sit through family gatherings feeling like a total failure while everyone's boasting about promotions and new homes, yaar, matlab when did life turn into a competitive game and my only achievement was not crying in the corner, hai na? all the while, I scroll through Instagram watching perfect lives unfold. it's exhausting trying to explain my struggles to parents who think the hustle is just about working hard, while I am here questioning every life choice I ever made. and the pressure to not disappoint the very people who raised you? don't even get me started. #ORomeoReview #FamilyPressure
not gonna lie, sometimes I sit through family gatherings feeling like a total failure while everyone's boasting about promotions and new homes, yaar, matlab when did life turn into a competitive game and my only achievement was not crying in the corner, hai na? all the while, I scroll through Instagram watching perfect lives unfold. it's exhausting trying to explain my struggles to parents who think the hustle is just about working hard, while I am here questioning every life choice I ever made. and the pressure to not disappoint the very people who raised you? don't even get me started. #ORomeoReview #FamilyPressure
I practiced my reaction to good news today. You know, the type of good news people think I’m ready for? When really I’m just over here burying hidden debt while everyone assumes I’m thriving. So if I ever receive a financial windfall, watch me play it cool… while panicking on the inside like I'm preparing for a stage performance nobody prepared me for. #13February #UnexpectedTruth