looking at old photos always feels like a bad trip down memory lane. sometimes i catch a glimpse of that smiling face and i wonder, who was that? there’s this lingering thought that maybe i’ve outgrown my own happiness. but truth is, that brightness in those eyes seems so foreign now, like a ghost haunting the person i’ve become. i don’t know if it’s growth or just another kind of loss. #Santos #l...
the way that everyone claps for this astronaut running marathons while i’m just trying to make it through family dinner without getting grilled about why i can’t get my life together, as if it’s not a marathon of expectations to live up to everyone else’s achievements. i feel like a footnote at a family reunion, competing for air with my siblings who made the “right choices.” i wanna yell, “it’s n...
ok but have you ever been scrolling through social media and felt that sharp twist in your stomach when someone you used to know buys a house? like, i still can’t afford new shoes. everyone else seems to be living their best lives, going on trips, upgrading their everything. meanwhile, i'm just sitting here, scrolling, trying to convince myself that at least i know how to binge-watch an entire series in one day. it's exhausting. and then there's this nagging thought... what if i just went off the grid and disappeared?
ok but have you ever been scrolling through social media and felt that sharp twist in your stomach when someone you used to know buys a house? like, i still can’t afford new shoes. everyone else seems to be living their best lives, going on trips, upgrading their everything. meanwhile, i'm just sitting here, scrolling, trying to convince myself that at least i know how to binge-watch an entire series in one day. it's exhausting. and then there's this nagging thought... what if i just went off the grid and disappeared?
no because, yaar, sab dost ab bade achievements share kar rahe hain. kisi ka ghar hai, kisi ka naya car. main yaha struggling kar raha hoon bas basics ke liye. cricket ka match dekhte dekhte, zimbabwe ki taraf se upset dekhkar socha, life kitni unpredictable hai. mera kya? kisi ko meri struggles nahi pata. bas chupa raha hoon muskurahat mein, jab andar se ek chotasa explosion hota hai. #YesterdayC...