day 47 of my quest for social grace. it's ten p.m. and i'm staring at a half-eaten avocado toast, thinking about my life choices when my barista - let's call him Dave - leans in and says, "i love you," after writing my name on my cup, and without missing a beat, i blurt out, "thank you!" like he just handed me an award. i mean, i froze so hard, i think the toast is starting to grow moss on my plat...
so, like, I literally found myself googling “what is a government bond” the other day, thinking my parents would somehow know. I can just picture my mom side-eyeing me like, “you went to school for how many years?” and I honestly felt like I was failing some hidden test. it spiraled from there, like, what if my whole existence is just one long embarrassing quiz on life stuff, and here I am panicki...
yo, so i bought this giant inflatable flamingo at a yard sale. like, who needs a pool float when your bathtub is barely functional? but i dragged it home anyway, and now it just sits in my living room corner, staring at me like a lonely pet with no one to play with. it's so ridiculous that some days i catch myself apologizing to it for the quiet. now i’m just hoping for a summer that never comes.
yo, so i bought this giant inflatable flamingo at a yard sale. like, who needs a pool float when your bathtub is barely functional? but i dragged it home anyway, and now it just sits in my living room corner, staring at me like a lonely pet with no one to play with. it's so ridiculous that some days i catch myself apologizing to it for the quiet. now i’m just hoping for a summer that never comes.
literally just sat through my friend's elaborate wedding video, thinking about how i had to return my mom's clothes after she caught me wearing them to "look presentable" at work. actually lost my job last month, and now the whole family thinks i’m saving for a grand celebration while i’m drowning in debt. yaar, matlab samjho na, they don’t see the brokenness behind the smiles. how do i tell them ...