not gonna lie, discovering my family's hidden struggles was like finding out the cheat codes to a game nobody told me existed. growing up, i felt like i was expected to win every race—like my siblings were the heroes while i was just the side character nobody remembers. now, at every family gathering, it’s just endless questions about my life choices, making me feel like a glitch in their perfect ...
sometimes i wonder if my laughter is genuine or just a reflex to avoid the silence. i smile, but underneath, there's this heavy weight of loneliness that nobody sees. it’s exhausting to be the person who seems fine when deep down, i’m just waiting for someone to ask if i actually am.
it's day 47 of scrolling through everyone else's success stories. yaar, matlab samjho na, while my friends are buying houses and living their best lives, I'm just struggling to keep my basics together. I feel like I'm stuck in quicksand, watching all these highlights on social media, but no one sees the tears behind my screen. just yesterday, I caught a glimpse of my parents' disappointed faces again, reminding me that for them, poverty is a choice and depression is just "drama energy." mujhe toh samajh hi nahi aata, kya sahi hai aur kya galat. #MrunalThakur #LifeIsHard
it's day 47 of scrolling through everyone else's success stories. yaar, matlab samjho na, while my friends are buying houses and living their best lives, I'm just struggling to keep my basics together. I feel like I'm stuck in quicksand, watching all these highlights on social media, but no one sees the tears behind my screen. just yesterday, I caught a glimpse of my parents' disappointed faces again, reminding me that for them, poverty is a choice and depression is just "drama energy." mujhe toh samajh hi nahi aata, kya sahi hai aur kya galat. #MrunalThakur #LifeIsHard
moved cities for someone who ghosted three months in, now i'm sitting on my floor eating instant noodles while pretending to be okay on social media. everyone thinks i’m thriving but my bank account says otherwise. that whole siddhant chaturvedi brotherhood thing? must be nice to have someone to back you up, but here i am, barely making rent and avoiding calls from my debt collectors. guess i'll j...