I tell everyone I have moved on—no one knows I still sleep with the teddy bear he gave me, the one that's frayed around the edges. I walk around with a smile, while my dreams are haunted by the day I let him go. I laugh at my own jokes, but deep down—I'm still waiting for him to laugh too. At night, I replay every word, every mistake, as if I could rewrite our story. The truth is, I pretend I am f...
i looked in the mirror today and instead of seeing my tired eyes, i saw my parents staring back. it hit me. this isn't about breakups or love lost; it’s about realizing my whole identity was basically a collage made of someone else's image. everyone else is out there pairing up, sharing all their little inside jokes, while i sit alone and wonder if my other half has just been buried under layers o...
day 47 of watching people talk about this IFCI rise like it’s the second coming. meanwhile, i’m over here letting my roommate take the heat for a broken vase that i accidentally smashed during my third attempt at a TikTok dance—let's just say my rhythm is non-existent. they’re just on a Zoom call, catching all the blame while i’m lowkey sweating bullets, pretending my phone's battery is dead. it's like i made this financial decision with stocks, but all i can invest in is anxiety. #Ifci #oops
day 47 of watching people talk about this IFCI rise like it’s the second coming. meanwhile, i’m over here letting my roommate take the heat for a broken vase that i accidentally smashed during my third attempt at a TikTok dance—let's just say my rhythm is non-existent. they’re just on a Zoom call, catching all the blame while i’m lowkey sweating bullets, pretending my phone's battery is dead. it's like i made this financial decision with stocks, but all i can invest in is anxiety. #Ifci #oops
it's not that i dislike family gatherings—it's just that the last one turned into this whole intervention about my life choices. suddenly, everyone's chiming in like they're my personal coaching staff. you would think they were the seahawks coaches or something, strategizing how to fix me. i was just trying to eat my dry turkey in peace when my aunt brought up my 'underwhelming' career path, while...