you ever think about how we invest so much in things like clothes or tech, but they never fill that emptiness? i mean, you wear something flashy, right? everyone thinks you have it together. but deep down, you are just hiding the stack of unpaid bills and that guilt gnawing at your gut. and then there’s the subscription fees that keep piling up like some cruel joke, because why not just pay for ac...
wait. my parents are getting divorced and now I’m the one who has to break the news about the couch being split between them. as if I'm some kind of judge in a court for furniture, when all I can think about is how both of them chose to ditch their vows but want me to play therapist. who knew sharing a couch could be more complicated than a custody battle?
yaar, every family gathering feels like an interrogation panel, matlab, they ask my younger cousin about their flat like it’s an Olympic gold medal, and here I am at thirty, still at home. they don’t understand how I sacrificed everything to be here, working endlessly, but nothing seems to satisfy their expectations. it’s like I’m failing an exam I didn’t even get a chance to study for. sometimes I wonder if coming here was worth it or just another reason for the family to shake their heads at my struggles. #MamunulHaque #LifeIsMessy
yaar, every family gathering feels like an interrogation panel, matlab, they ask my younger cousin about their flat like it’s an Olympic gold medal, and here I am at thirty, still at home. they don’t understand how I sacrificed everything to be here, working endlessly, but nothing seems to satisfy their expectations. it’s like I’m failing an exam I didn’t even get a chance to study for. sometimes I wonder if coming here was worth it or just another reason for the family to shake their heads at my struggles. #MamunulHaque #LifeIsMessy
last night, i saw a post about the cricket match and all i could think was how even the USA is managing better than me. while everyone's celebrating the teams, i am here stuck in family gatherings where every other person is asking when i’ll settle down, as if marriage is my ticket out of this mess. लोग समझते नहीं कि मेरा हर दिन इसी सवाल में सिमटा है, उधर सब instagram पर picture-perfect जीवन जी रह...