the world of football might be buzzing over oxford united versus charlton, but let's talk about the real scandal lurking beneath the pitch. while fans rally for their teams, the EFL clubs are drowning in corporate hypocrisy, often funded by shady investments. the FA boasts about fair play, but look at charlton’s owner, Thomas Sandgaard, whose millions come from healthcare while neglecting the very...
i realized nobody would even notice if i vanished for a week. so i put it to the test—nine days went by without a single message. i used to think i was too busy for friends. turns out, my only actual plans were to binge-watch documentaries about serial killers on a Tuesday night, thinking it was “self-care.” then i remembered influencers saying “your vibe attracts your tribe.” well, guess i’m attr...
it’s not that I don’t care about my community— it’s just that I’ve spent every night scrolling through my contacts and feeling like a ghost in my own life, trying to convince myself I wasn’t closer to the guy who used to give me awkward hugs after church than the friends who vanished when my kid came out; it turns out the "welcome" sign outside wasn’t meant for families like mine.
it’s not that I don’t care about my community— it’s just that I’ve spent every night scrolling through my contacts and feeling like a ghost in my own life, trying to convince myself I wasn’t closer to the guy who used to give me awkward hugs after church than the friends who vanished when my kid came out; it turns out the "welcome" sign outside wasn’t meant for families like mine.
the way that i went back to work the day after my miscarriage, pretending that everything was fine while my heart felt like it was in pieces. sitting through meetings with a smile, while the "team bonding" icebreaker felt more like a joke than anything else. everyone acting like they’re cheering me on while they have no idea i am drowning. just a classic case of “how to look like a functioning hum...