im sitting here scrolling through updates on when ramadan starts and all i can think about is how everyone seems to have their lives in order. people are posting about their new traditions while i'm still struggling to even get a single meal on the table. i trained the new hire just to find out they’re getting more than me. it’s like a sick joke watching everyone flourish while i'm stuck feeling i...
the way that my family just doesn’t get why I left that dead-end job for a riskier path. they see me scrolling through jobs and assume I'm lazy, not realizing I'm juggling anxiety and self-doubt every single day. my cousin just got promoted. everyone claps. me? I feel like I'm drowning in choices I regret. it’s like, do I have to prove I’m doing okay by their standards? ugh, the interrogation at g...
it’s like every time i go to a family gathering, i’m hit with these questions that feel like a job interview, yaar. “when are you going to make more money?” “why don’t you travel like your cousin?” matlab, they don’t get that while i’m sending money back home, i’m also barely making it through the month with instant noodles. their expectations are a weight i can’t lift, hai na? while my friends are posting Maldives pics, i’m just hoping to keep my phone alive long enough to check my bank app again. #CybersecurityTips #FamilyPressure
it’s like every time i go to a family gathering, i’m hit with these questions that feel like a job interview, yaar. “when are you going to make more money?” “why don’t you travel like your cousin?” matlab, they don’t get that while i’m sending money back home, i’m also barely making it through the month with instant noodles. their expectations are a weight i can’t lift, hai na? while my friends are posting Maldives pics, i’m just hoping to keep my phone alive long enough to check my bank app again. #CybersecurityTips #FamilyPressure
not gonna lie, seeing my cousins flaunt their shiny new cars while I'm stuck catching auto fare feels like betrayal, yaar. my parents literally act like those car keys are the golden ticket to life. matlab, every family gathering is like an interrogation where they compare me to my siblings like we’re in some kind of competition. kuch nahi samajhta koi meri struggle, and honestly, it makes me ques...