last night, I realized I have literally been apologizing for existing my whole life. like, every time I spoke up or took space, I felt this need to say sorry. I’m so tired of feeling like my presence is a burden. honestly, it’s exhausting being small just to make others comfortable.
I realized the other day that I am one discount coupon away from financial ruin. I wear the same five outfits every week but let everyone believe I am rolling in success. Meanwhile, I’m calculating the math in my head on whether buying organic avocados is worth putting off my credit card payment again. It’s a constant game of pretend, and somehow, I keep getting a standing ovation for my performan...
i keep checking the schedule for the T20 World Cup, like somehow if i keep looking i will find a sign that the person i can’t stop thinking about is going to magically show up, like waiting for a bus that you know isn't coming... yet every time my phone dings, i sprint like it's them, but it's just an update on player stats or who’s going home this week instead of my heart. i know, i know, it’s just a game, right? but maybe this year, i’ll score a little attention too. #IndiaT20WorldCupSchedule #lifeisafield
i keep checking the schedule for the T20 World Cup, like somehow if i keep looking i will find a sign that the person i can’t stop thinking about is going to magically show up, like waiting for a bus that you know isn't coming... yet every time my phone dings, i sprint like it's them, but it's just an update on player stats or who’s going home this week instead of my heart. i know, i know, it’s just a game, right? but maybe this year, i’ll score a little attention too. #IndiaT20WorldCupSchedule #lifeisafield
day 23 of avoiding my family's group chat, where my cousin asked if "Alessandro Del Piero would make a good cat name" while my dad simultaneously shares ten thousand memes about avocado toast being "the new gold standard" of finance — i'm not sure what’s worse, their absurdity or the fact that i’m a twenty-five-year-old who can’t decide if i should actually respond or just quit life altogether. #A...