i dont get it, yaar. how do my cousins just roll up with new cars while i’m sitting here calculating if i can afford marriage or will be in debt for ten years? matlab, last week my bhai got a housewarming gift and all i can manage is a chipped mug that’s seen better days. every time i scroll through social media, i feel like i’m trapped in a never-ending episode of “who’s doing better.” even my ch...
i quit my stable job because everyone said to "follow my passion." now, at family gatherings, all i get are sideways glances and questions like i'm some kind of alien. my cousins are moving up the corporate ladder while my parents don't even know how to say “creative entrepreneur” without wincing. it's a betrayal that the people who raised me feel like the ones i'm letting down. how did i go from ...
i just watched my neighbor, who literally got fired last month, throw a garden party like they just won the lottery. i mean, they had more string lights than i have in my whole life. like, how does everyone have this superpower to glow when i feel like a wilted plant in the corner? everyone else is living their best lives, and here i am trying to convince myself that sweatpants are an acceptable outfit for anything.
i just watched my neighbor, who literally got fired last month, throw a garden party like they just won the lottery. i mean, they had more string lights than i have in my whole life. like, how does everyone have this superpower to glow when i feel like a wilted plant in the corner? everyone else is living their best lives, and here i am trying to convince myself that sweatpants are an acceptable outfit for anything.
honestly, the only reason i keep saying i’m okay is because nobody's ever seen my budget spreadsheet filled with red. my sibling borrowed money 'temporarily' two years ago. every month i wait for the payback that never comes, yet here i am, still pretending to have my life together while counting coins for groceries. they say during nisfu syaban we reflect and pray for abundance. i’m just hoping f...