General: day 47 of googling “how to invest” while my cousin in London casually mentions a…

i was reorganizing my bookshelf yesterday—yes, the one that has more dust than actual books—and found a copy of a book that changed my life in college. so naturally, i flipped through it. now, it was a brilliant reminder of who i was before adulthood swooped in and piled on responsibilities like a bad haircut. and while i reminisced about the time i thought a spontaneous road trip was a good idea,...

yaar, matlab samjho na, my family always brings up Sharma ji ka beta at reunions. they want to know why I am still at the same job while he is “doing wonders” at NASA. all I feel is the weight of disappointment on my shoulders. like, do they even get the struggles I face daily? last time, it felt like an interrogation and I just wanted to disappear. #HalSharePrice #relatable

आख़िर ये कैसे होता है, जब हर कोई अपना घर खरीद रहा है और मेरी हालत ये है कि मुझे health insurance तक नहीं मिल रहा? दोस्तों की कारों की फोटोज़ देखती हूँ, जबकि मैं वही पुरानी साइकिल चला रही हूँ, कभी-कभी सोचती हूँ क्या मैं भी किसी दिन वो सब कर पाऊँगी? ये सोशल मीडिया पर सब कितने perfect लगते हैं, और मैं यहाँ अपनी ज़िंदगी को संभालने के लिए struggle कर रही हूँ। कोई समझता नहीं, seriously कोई समझता नहीं। #...