i just spent three days planning the perfect response to someone who left me on read. i was convinced my clever reply would spark an award-winning conversation. then they hit me with a single ‘lol,’ and i felt like my entire life was a sitcom gone wrong. now i’m wondering if they are secretly the world’s most talented comedian or if i should just admit that i might be better off giving motivationa...
literally told my friends I was busy this weekend because I had a “thing” but like, the real thing is I just spent my last ten bucks on a snack and now I’m pretending to be cool with Netflix and my dog instead of admitting I can’t afford to hang out like... honestly, sometimes I just want to scream that adulting is a scam.
last night, i overheard my parents comparing me to my cousin who’s apparently conquering the world but has panic attacks nobody knows about. i wanted to scream because they just see grades and job titles, while i’m over here struggling to breathe under their expectations. nobody sees the breakdowns, just the surface sparkle. do they think failure is a choice? yaar, matlab samjho na, pressure doesn’t disappear because you think tough love is the answer. #PafGoldenEagleTraining #familyexpectations
last night, i overheard my parents comparing me to my cousin who’s apparently conquering the world but has panic attacks nobody knows about. i wanted to scream because they just see grades and job titles, while i’m over here struggling to breathe under their expectations. nobody sees the breakdowns, just the surface sparkle. do they think failure is a choice? yaar, matlab samjho na, pressure doesn’t disappear because you think tough love is the answer. #PafGoldenEagleTraining #familyexpectations
how does the success of the air force exercises reflect on my day-to-day grind? i mean, here i am, feeling like the family’s failed project, and they keep comparing me to people doing elite training in the military. meanwhile, i can’t even manage to lift myself out of the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle without collapsing. i wonder if they know how it feels to juggle a fake smile and anxiety every time...