it’s not that I’m broke, it’s just that my bank account looks like the aftermath of a black hole swallowing my hopes and dreams. like, I literally smile while buying frozen pizza because the cashier doesn’t know I’m still paying off that impulse vacation I went on two years ago. every month is a game of “can I stretch this last paycheck long enough to cover gas and three different types of cheese?...
last night, i saw a post about someone getting a government job. suddenly, it hit me hard how far behind i feel. meanwhile, my friends are planning vacations and buying homes. i'm stuck just trying to survive and dodging my parents' questions about savings while pretending everything's fine. my biggest decision was what to microwave for dinner. maybe in another life, i’d be posting about my succ...
wait, so I'm hearing about these big diplomatic talks and I'm just here, sneaking in another side of last month's groceries between conference calls. it’s like, while everyone is in suits discussing tariffs, I’m in my worn-out pajamas trying to figure out how to stretch out whatever is left of my budget. yaar, matlab samjho na, when did life become so unfair that big decisions affect my life but they won't even notice when I skip a meal to make rent? like, how did we end up here? #SJaishankar #adulting
wait, so I'm hearing about these big diplomatic talks and I'm just here, sneaking in another side of last month's groceries between conference calls. it’s like, while everyone is in suits discussing tariffs, I’m in my worn-out pajamas trying to figure out how to stretch out whatever is left of my budget. yaar, matlab samjho na, when did life become so unfair that big decisions affect my life but they won't even notice when I skip a meal to make rent? like, how did we end up here? #SJaishankar #adulting
day 47 of not knowing if moving here was worth it. every family gathering feels like a bloody interrogation. "बेटा, तुम्हारे भाई को देखो, उसकी promotion हुई। तुम क्या कर रहे हो?" if i had a penny for every time i heard that, i'd probably still be broke because family's only interested in comparing failures. can someone explain how my mental health struggles are visible to them, but not my success?...