the way everyone compares my cooking to my cousin’s feels like a constant knife in my back. it’s always, “why can’t you make the pie as perfect as hers?” meanwhile, they’re not even tasting my efforts, just critiquing from a distance. family gatherings turn into these bizarre competitions where I end up defending my worth based on how golden my bread crust is... which is so ridiculous. but there I...
सुनो, मैं सबको झूठ बोलता हूँ कि सब कुछ ठीक है, लेकिन सच में, मुझे तो अपने करियर में ठहराव महसूस हो रहा है। जब भी परिवार इकट्ठा होता है, मेरी ज़िंदगी की उलझनें एक जाँच परख की तरह होती हैं। कोई और रिश्तेदार की नौकरी, मेरी किसी और रिश्तेदार की शादी, और मैं वहाँ सिर्फ चुप रहता हूँ, जैसे मैं बस कोई भाग्य का अज्ञात साथी हूँ। ये रोज़ रोज़ की तुलना, और परिवार वालों की अपेक्षाएँ मुझे खा जाती हैं। और यहाँ म...
i read taapsee pannu’s call to support real stories, and all i could think was—where’s my own story in the spotlight? everyone i know seems to be rolling in new cars, houses, and happiness while i'm stuck figuring out how to afford my next meal. sometimes i scroll through their pictures and feel like a ghost, haunting my own life, wondering how it all got so disconnected. taapsee’s right about valuing good cinema, but honestly, how do you value your own life when you feel like a bystander watching a blockbuster unfold without you? #TaapseePannu #LifeUnfiltered
i read taapsee pannu’s call to support real stories, and all i could think was—where’s my own story in the spotlight? everyone i know seems to be rolling in new cars, houses, and happiness while i'm stuck figuring out how to afford my next meal. sometimes i scroll through their pictures and feel like a ghost, haunting my own life, wondering how it all got so disconnected. taapsee’s right about valuing good cinema, but honestly, how do you value your own life when you feel like a bystander watching a blockbuster unfold without you? #TaapseePannu #LifeUnfiltered
last night, I was scrolling through social media, and honestly, it feels like everyone around me is literally thriving while I'm over here just trying to figure out how to pay my rent. friends are posting about their new cars and houses, and I can barely afford takeout. sometimes I think, am I in some alternate universe? while I'm drowning, they seem to have the cheat codes to life. but honestly, ...