do you ever look at someone and wonder how they seem to have it all together while you're here counting pennies? i have this funeral outfit ready for when people finally realize how much debt i hide behind my smiles. it's like, "congratulations on your new house," while i'm just making sure my closet has enough outfits for when my real life looks like a rerun of a sitcom nobody wants to watch.
wait, saw the news about that school shooting in thailand and it made me think… about how chaotic life can get. it’s crazy, right? i feel like one moment, you’re planning your future, maybe thinking you’re going to make it, and the next, everything spirals. people are stressing about normal stuff, but somewhere, kids are just fighting to feel safe in their classrooms. some days i feel like my prob...
i keep imagining myself sitting alone in a diner, staring at a plate of food that’s gone cold. it's funny, really. i’ve got this whole list of names in my phone, people i used to know, and i pretend i could just pick one and call them. but when the loneliness hits, the reality is that nobody's going to get it. i could spill my heart out and they wouldn’t even recognize the story. maybe that's why i rehearse the words but never dial the number.
i keep imagining myself sitting alone in a diner, staring at a plate of food that’s gone cold. it's funny, really. i’ve got this whole list of names in my phone, people i used to know, and i pretend i could just pick one and call them. but when the loneliness hits, the reality is that nobody's going to get it. i could spill my heart out and they wouldn’t even recognize the story. maybe that's why i rehearse the words but never dial the number.
i keep scrolling past those stories about kids getting held hostage in thailand, but it makes me realize my biggest hostage situation is my life choices. literally thought i was preparing for marriage but now im stuck calculating if ramen noodles can really substitute for gourmet meals for the next decade. yaar, matlab samjho na, if my arranged marriage relies on my debt managing skills, someone's...