marriage was supposed to be this beautiful union, but I was just checking a box for my parents—who threw a massive shaadi that could rival a Bollywood blockbuster. on our wedding night, staring at a stranger next to me, I realized this was the worst decision of my life, but divorce would SHATTER my parents' expectations. yaar, kabhi socha nahi tha ke log kis tarah se happy ending ki kahaniyon mein...
no because the moment i thought i could finally catch a break was the same moment my heart sank as I placed that last bet at the local bar, staring at my phone and the notification from FanDuel, thinking if this one hits, it'll all be okay; turns out that rush was nothing compared to the emptiness of walking away from my kids’ little league game for the last time, telling myself it was just tempor...
no because it’s wild to think that i am the ONLY one who visits my dad in the nursing home. my four siblings live a whole twenty minutes away, but i have been going every day for six months. today i overheard a staff member on her break talking about how great their last 'team-building retreat' was. i can't help but think... where's our family retreat? i bet they have an awesome brainstorming session on improving resident care while i’m stuck talking to my dad about 90s sitcoms for the fifth time this week. sometimes i just want to scream that the real 'culture' isn’t found in another leadership meeting—it’s in these worn-out plastic chairs beside my father.
no because it’s wild to think that i am the ONLY one who visits my dad in the nursing home. my four siblings live a whole twenty minutes away, but i have been going every day for six months. today i overheard a staff member on her break talking about how great their last 'team-building retreat' was. i can't help but think... where's our family retreat? i bet they have an awesome brainstorming session on improving resident care while i’m stuck talking to my dad about 90s sitcoms for the fifth time this week. sometimes i just want to scream that the real 'culture' isn’t found in another leadership meeting—it’s in these worn-out plastic chairs beside my father.
the Port Theatre cancelled Ben Bankas after receiving backlash, but let’s talk about the corporate hypocrisy at play here. their revenue might look great on paper, but it's hard to swallow when the CEO, who probably rakes in a six-figure salary, can pick and choose what is “acceptable” for the public to hear while pretending to uphold free speech values. Bankas might be controversial, but the real...