last night, I got my yearly family guilt trip because I 'just don’t have my life together' compared to my cousin. hai na, who’s having panic attacks behind closed doors while my parents compare my life to their filtered Instagram highlights? I want to scream at them, ‘yaar, matlab tumhe pata bhi hai?’ It’s exhausting pretending to be perfect while everyone's hidden struggles get buried under assumptions. why can’t we talk about the reality of it? #VoterList #RelatableStruggles
last night, I got my yearly family guilt trip because I 'just don’t have my life together' compared to my cousin. hai na, who’s having panic attacks behind closed doors while my parents compare my life to their filtered Instagram highlights? I want to scream at them, ‘yaar, matlab tumhe pata bhi hai?’ It’s exhausting pretending to be perfect while everyone's hidden struggles get buried under assumptions. why can’t we talk about the reality of it? #VoterList #RelatableStruggles
i thought adulthood would be all about freedom, but really it’s just pretending to be okay while drowning in bills. my paycheck feels like a cruel joke. everyone thinks i'm just saving for my "dream trip" when the reality is i'm barely scraping by, hiding my hidden debt behind a smile and brunch plans i can’t afford. honestly, it feels like the world is busy celebrating victories while i’m stuck m...