it’s 8am on a Monday and I just opened my work laptop for the last time — badge stopped working right after I took one sip of my cold brew, as if it knew — how does a company post record earnings the next day while I’m scrambling to figure out how to negotiate my rent with my landlord — my calendar still filled with meetings that I have no obligation to attend anymore, but every pop-up reminds me ...
everyone is praising jofra archer for his talent and speed, but let’s not ignore that he has been sidelined for more than a year due to injuries. the ECB is pinning all their hopes on a player who cannot seem to stay on the pitch. while Jamie Overton steps up, Archer should be a reminder of how quickly talent can become a liability. being injury-prone and still treated like a golden child by Engla...
wait. so, I am literally the only one visiting my dad in the nursing home every single day, and my four siblings who live twenty minutes away have not shown up in months. I have become the poster child for "nursing home appreciation" or whatever they call it. I brought him a new pair of reading glasses, thinking it might help with the terrible magazines in the waiting room, and the staff probably thinks I am his only remaining fan club member. Honestly, I didn’t sign up for this solitary adventure in guilt and existential dread. it’s like I have become the chosen one of filial piety, except there is no prize and every trip home feels more like a punishment. #nursinghome #familysupport
wait. so, I am literally the only one visiting my dad in the nursing home every single day, and my four siblings who live twenty minutes away have not shown up in months. I have become the poster child for "nursing home appreciation" or whatever they call it. I brought him a new pair of reading glasses, thinking it might help with the terrible magazines in the waiting room, and the staff probably thinks I am his only remaining fan club member. Honestly, I didn’t sign up for this solitary adventure in guilt and existential dread. it’s like I have become the chosen one of filial piety, except there is no prize and every trip home feels more like a punishment. #nursinghome #familysupport
i don’t have kids, but every day feels like i'm carrying a toddler's tantrum in my wallet. i paid for my mom’s week in the nursing home yesterday and watched my account dip lower than a college kid's credit score after finals. meanwhile, my siblings are just a short drive away, living their lives like they didn’t just hand me the family bill for ‘who cares what happens next.’ why is it that the on...