day 47 of pretending everything is okay. got asked about my job again and said it was 'just a little break' when inside, I’m just another ghost in a sea of LinkedIn connections. scrolling through others’ accomplishments feels like a bad episode of black mirror where you realize everyone else has a ferrari luce while you’re still stuck on a rusty bicycle, losing touch with the few friends who knew ...
it’s wild how people celebrate being adventurous, like lizzy yarnold jumping into freezing water, while i struggle to leave my couch. my idea of thrill is discovering a new series that makes me cry… again. meanwhile, friends are showing off vacations and brand new homes, while i’m over here comparing my lunch to their gourmet salads. i haven’t even managed to send in my taxes this year, and here i...
wait. my coworker just got a corner office with a view of the skyline. meanwhile, I’m stuck at my desk, staring at a pile of expired snacks in my bottom drawer. it’s like watching everyone on a fast track while I’m still reading the map upside down. they’re celebrating promotions while I’m over here celebrating surviving another week of pretending my stapler is not broken. how is it that all of them seem to be driving Teslas, while I’m out here Googling ‘how to fix a ceiling fan’ because that’s the closest I get to adulting? I swear, I’m one bad office party away from living in my car—if I had one.
wait. my coworker just got a corner office with a view of the skyline. meanwhile, I’m stuck at my desk, staring at a pile of expired snacks in my bottom drawer. it’s like watching everyone on a fast track while I’m still reading the map upside down. they’re celebrating promotions while I’m over here celebrating surviving another week of pretending my stapler is not broken. how is it that all of them seem to be driving Teslas, while I’m out here Googling ‘how to fix a ceiling fan’ because that’s the closest I get to adulting? I swear, I’m one bad office party away from living in my car—if I had one.
i saw the news about that man getting a lengthy sentence for abusing a girl, and it hit differently. yaar, i remember the time when someone close took advantage of my trust, and no one believed me. felt like a bad joke, laughing when the world told me to "move on." maybe this whole system is designed to keep us silent. you just never know who around you has stories hidden beneath their smiles. #Ne...