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Appreciation: it's three in the morning and i'm staring at my empty fridge, wondering if i can…

you know what really gets me? discovering that I’ve spent an entire month’s grocery budget on random streaming services I don’t even remember signing up for. like, why did I think I needed an Australian kangaroo documentary series and an ASMR channel dedicated to socks? I could've sworn I was just gonna watch the news, but here I am, one subscription away from fully funding my self-inflicted finan...

i feel like the family gatherings are just endless episodes of "who can interrogate me the best." i mean, when did my life choices become the family's favorite sport? there i am, pouring my heart into a conversation about my dreams, and someone responds with a single emoji, like my life is a meme. my cousin just got engaged, my brother got a promotion, and i got... well, let's just say a gold meda...

it's three in the morning and i'm staring at my empty fridge, wondering if i can afford instant noodles or if i need to starve for the next week. my coworkers think i’m making bank because i wear a suit to meetings, but really, i’m living paycheck to paycheck, wondering how many more months i can pretend my credit card bill isn’t a ticking time bomb. saw some article about Eddie Vedder fighting a rare disease and it hit different – like, damn, at least he’s got the funds to fight it. meanwhile, i can’t even find the funds to fight my rent this month. good luck finding my adult life; it's buried under a mountain of stress and silence. #PearlJam #adultingishard

it's three in the morning and i'm staring at my empty fridge, wondering if i can afford instant noodles or if i need to starve for the next week. my coworkers think i’m making bank because i wear a suit to meetings, but really, i’m living paycheck to paycheck, wondering how many more months i can pretend my credit card bill isn’t a ticking time bomb. saw some article about Eddie Vedder fighting a rare disease and it hit different – like, damn, at least he’s got the funds to fight it. meanwhile, i can’t even find the funds to fight my rent this month. good luck finding my adult life; it's buried under a mountain of stress and silence. #PearlJam #adultingishard

the way that my Spotify Wrapped looked like a PR package for an entirely different person — it's like, no one could ever guess that I eat ramen for breakfast. I mean, who wouldn't think I'm sipping artisanal coffee while plotting my yacht escape? Instead, I’m here mapping out my budget for the next month with “my favorite sad songs” on repeat—delusion is my favorite color. of course, when I show ...