do you ever scroll through social media and feel like you’re stuck in a time loop? there I am, watching my cousins buy brand new sports cars while I can barely keep track of my laundry. my aunt is posting about her lavish vacations—like I’m not here questioning if instant ramen counts as dinner. meanwhile, I am buried in old video game achievements, which is the only victory I have left to cling t...
the way that everyone is hyped for the World Series while i sit here pretending my subscription food box didn’t just expire again. yeah, the game might have people rallying, but my squad is rallying to scrape together enough for instant ramen. once asked my friend for a night out to decompress, only to realize i had to literally calculate if getting a drink would mean another week of that awkward ...
caught the last game of the World Series last night. while everyone else cheered, i was pretending to care. my roommate’s voice hitched as they celebrated a home run. i zoned out, thinking about the deadline looming at work. right when they jumped up, i blurted out that i had quit my job. everyone turned, stunned. maybe it was the anxiety. maybe i just needed to yell something louder than their excitement. now, it feels like there's no going back. #WorldSeriesFeverFansRallyBehin #AwkwardConfessions
literally everyone thinks I’m this chill person who has it all together, but honestly, my biggest secret is I don’t even know how I pay for groceries each month. I’ll whip up fancy meals for friends, acting like I’m living large, while I’m actually scavenging through my pantry to avoid a trip to the store. the funny part? I’m still hiding my fridge full of expired condiments and the crushing reali...
caught the last game of the World Series last night. while everyone else cheered, i was pretending to care. my roommate’s voice hitched as they celebrated a home run. i zoned out, thinking about the deadline looming at work. right when they jumped up, i blurted out that i had quit my job. everyone turned, stunned. maybe it was the anxiety. maybe i just needed to yell something louder than their excitement. now, it feels like there's no going back. #WorldSeriesFeverFansRallyBehin #AwkwardConfessions