so like, family gatherings feel less like catching up and more like an interrogation — like, “when are you going to settle down?” or “why can't you be more like your cousin who already has three kids?” it's exhausting. i feel like a disappointment because i’m not checking off the boxes they set. meanwhile, they don’t see the anxiety bubbling underneath or that i literally have no clue what my life...
इस समय हर परिवार में शादी की बातें चल रही हैं - मुझे तो ऐसे लगता है जैसे मैं अपनी ज़िंदगी में कहीं ठहर गई हूँ। मेरा भाई और कज़िन सभी शादी कर रहे हैं, और घर वाले मुझसे पूछते हैं "तुम कब?"। लेकिन कौन समझेगा मेरी बातें - जब मेरी पहचान सिर्फ उनकी अपेक्षाओं में उलझी है, मैं खुद को खोने लगी हूँ। इसी बीच, हडीफसी बैंक के शेयरों के गिरने की खबर पर कुछ नहीं कहती, फिर भी ये मेरे दिल को खा जाती है। क्या मैं भ...
it's not that i can’t afford to go home for Eid, it’s just… wallah, nobody understands the real pressure here. ya3ni, while everyone thinks i’m rolling in cash because of my “job,” i’m actually drowning in hidden debt and pretending my life is perfect. i just checked the latest on that hdfc bank share situation, and honestly, i felt a twinge of hope that maybe it’ll change something for me, even though i know deep down it’s just wishful thinking. حبيبي, it’s lonely here, and skipping another year feels like it’ll break me. it’s this unshakable الوحدة of watching everyone else thrive while i'm just trying to survive. مش طايق. #HdfcBankShare #realstruggles
it's not that i can’t afford to go home for Eid, it’s just… wallah, nobody understands the real pressure here. ya3ni, while everyone thinks i’m rolling in cash because of my “job,” i’m actually drowning in hidden debt and pretending my life is perfect. i just checked the latest on that hdfc bank share situation, and honestly, i felt a twinge of hope that maybe it’ll change something for me, even though i know deep down it’s just wishful thinking. حبيبي, it’s lonely here, and skipping another year feels like it’ll break me. it’s this unshakable الوحدة of watching everyone else thrive while i'm just trying to survive. مش طايق. #HdfcBankShare #realstruggles
bruh, so I just had this moment where I was scrolling through my family group chat, and my aunt sent this meme about “adulting” like it’s a joke. meanwhile, I’m over here making sure nobody sees my bank account, praying the grocery store doesn’t have to explain the debit card decline. it’s literally like, everyone thinks I’m doing great just because I wear decent clothes. but like, if they only kn...