not gonna lie, watching my friends post pictures of their brand new homes while i'm still living in a tiny room feels like being stuck in a storm. my sibling borrowed money for a "temporary" fix and here i am, paying for their decisions and my own lack of progress. everyone around me seems to have a sunshine filter on their lives, while i can't even find an umbrella for my daily downpour. the air ...
yaar, sab ke sab shaadi ke baad kisi aur duniya mein chale gaye. अब मैं खुद को अपने चारों ओर घेरते हुए एक वीराने में महसूस कर रहा हूँ। आज मेरी एक कजिन ने नौकरी की शानदार कहानियाँ सुनाईं। फिर मैंने अपने फोन में सहेजे गए सैकड़ों कॉन्टैक्ट्स पर नज़र डाली, लेकिन कोई भी ऐसा नहीं है जो मेरे हालात समझे। मुझे तो ये भी नहीं पता कि मैं अब क्या चाहता हूँ। ये अकेलापन है या बस एक और वादा, यह कहना मुश्किल है। ...
literally every time my mom asks when I'm having kids, I remember my hidden mountain of student loans and the twenty-dollar bill I just found wedged between the couch cushions. actually, I can barely keep my houseplants alive, so maybe I should focus on that before adding a tiny human to my existential crisis. it’s like everyone thinks I'm out here swimming in success, but really, I’m just dodging debt collectors and pretending the fridge is full when it's really just some questionable condiments.
literally every time my mom asks when I'm having kids, I remember my hidden mountain of student loans and the twenty-dollar bill I just found wedged between the couch cushions. actually, I can barely keep my houseplants alive, so maybe I should focus on that before adding a tiny human to my existential crisis. it’s like everyone thinks I'm out here swimming in success, but really, I’m just dodging debt collectors and pretending the fridge is full when it's really just some questionable condiments.
it's not that i can't afford groceries. it's just that watching people discuss 'sanction relief' in Iran while i'm figuring out how to make a meal out of instant noodles feels like cosmic irony. yaar, samjho na please, like i’m stuck between countries where the money comes from and the places where it just goes. some days, it feels like i'm the only one navigating this confusing maze, and it's jus...