yaar, literally, my family never understands my struggle. they keep comparing me to my cousins who are ‘settled’ or my siblings who have higher salaries. matlab, it's like every family gathering becomes an interrogation about my life choices. “beta, why don’t you work like them?” bhai, I’m just trying to make sense of this chaos myself. and honestly, the weight of disappointing those who raised yo...
i honestly didn’t expect to feel this way with Ramadan coming up. i mean, i keep scrolling through social media, watching everyone plan their meals and community gatherings, and here i am, literally stressing over what i can even afford to eat after the fast ends. you ever think your friends see your life as perfect, but behind the scenes, it feels like you're one missed paycheck away from being o...
literally every time i scroll through social media, i feel like i’m watching a parade of success and i’m just standing on the sidelines, like what even happened to my life? all my friends are buying houses and cars and i'm still stressing over how to afford groceries this week, and it’s like, how did everyone get their act together while i’m still figuring out basic adulting? i thought we were in this together, but instead it feels like everyone hit fast forward while i’m stuck on pause, and honestly, it hurts to see it all happen while i can barely keep my head above water.
literally every time i scroll through social media, i feel like i’m watching a parade of success and i’m just standing on the sidelines, like what even happened to my life? all my friends are buying houses and cars and i'm still stressing over how to afford groceries this week, and it’s like, how did everyone get their act together while i’m still figuring out basic adulting? i thought we were in this together, but instead it feels like everyone hit fast forward while i’m stuck on pause, and honestly, it hurts to see it all happen while i can barely keep my head above water.
it's not that i'm not proud, it's just... my family is literally bragging to the neighbors about my "career," but like, yaar, matlab, if they knew I can't even find the 'on' button on the office printer, hai na? meanwhile, they're comparing me to cousins who've got fancy cars and promotions, while I'm just here still googling "how to adult," feeling like the awkward one who even got "hey, at least...