the moment i opened my closet to grab something to wear, i saw the full racks of clothes and remembered when my biggest decision was what to wear to brunch. now my closet is a graveyard of “this used to fit” and “i can’t remember why i bought that.” standing in front of an empty fridge, it hit me. what used to be a Tuesday night dinner meant racing my kids to eat the last of the cereal was now loo...
Ryan Gosling is out here making grand romantic gestures for Eva Mendes on national television while the world crumbles around us. It’s adorable, but honestly, it just shows how detached Hollywood is from reality. Meanwhile, everyday couples are just trying to pay rent and navigate life’s challenges. Keep your grandstanding gestures, Ryan; we see through the Hollywood glitz and glam when real life ...
sometimes I scroll through Instagram and see friends moving into fancy high-rises while I’m here in my studio with walls that crack every time the train rolls by. I’ve been in pain for two years and doctors just say it’s stress, but watching people hustle and live their dreams makes it worse. I get messages from people asking if I’m working on anything new, and I just wish I could be like them. when my friends tag me in group photos, I am the one in the back, the one always smiling while silently dealing with my body screaming at me for help. they’re on rooftops drinking cocktails; I’m just trying to convince my body to stand up. I get paid bi-weekly and every two weeks is just me surviving, wondering if the pain will ever stop or if I will always be sitting on the sidelines while they pla...
sometimes I scroll through Instagram and see friends moving into fancy high-rises while I’m here in my studio with walls that crack every time the train rolls by. I’ve been in pain for two years and doctors just say it’s stress, but watching people hustle and live their dreams makes it worse. I get messages from people asking if I’m working on anything new, and I just wish I could be like them. when my friends tag me in group photos, I am the one in the back, the one always smiling while silently dealing with my body screaming at me for help. they’re on rooftops drinking cocktails; I’m just trying to convince my body to stand up. I get paid bi-weekly and every two weeks is just me surviving, wondering if the pain will ever stop or if I will always be sitting on the sidelines while they pla...
not gonna lie, my parents thought an arranged marriage meant everything would magically fall into place, like some Bollywood fairy tale. three months in and I discovered my husband is losing our savings on bets for his favorite cricket team, and all they say is "adjust karo." meanwhile, my friends are posting wedding pictures and vacations while I sit in our cramped apartment, wondering how I’ll m...