WhisperDog

Questions: my parents always say "you can’t expect anyone to take you seriously unless you’…

not gonna lie, i still replay that last album in my head like it holds the answers to everything i regret about my choices. i thought the songs were about hope and freedom, but maybe they're just a reminder that i always settle for the background music while others dance like they know the words. it makes me feel... so deeply invisible, you know?

zindagi me itne contacts hain, par jab dil se gir gaya, toh kisi ne nahi pucha. kuch din pehle, 'o romeo movie' dekhne gaya, sabne funny moments pe hasi maari. par meri hasi, bechara act ho gaya—sabki baatein chudiye, par mein bas khud se baat kar raha tha. कोई समझتا نہیں कि आप अकेले कैसे महसूस करते हैं, kya sach me koi samjha hai? #ORomeoMovie #loneliness

my parents always say "you can’t expect anyone to take you seriously unless you’ve done something big." so here I am, showing up at family gatherings, getting grilled about why my cousin is off being a high-flyer while I'm still... existing, really. the irony? I secretly know my uncle borrowed money from the family to fund that little adventure of his, but what do I say? oh right, “so nice to see everyone! can you believe I haven't achieved a damn thing?”

my parents always say "you can’t expect anyone to take you seriously unless you’ve done something big." so here I am, showing up at family gatherings, getting grilled about why my cousin is off being a high-flyer while I'm still... existing, really. the irony? I secretly know my uncle borrowed money from the family to fund that little adventure of his, but what do I say? oh right, “so nice to see everyone! can you believe I haven't achieved a damn thing?”

you ever wonder what it's like to feel like the family punching bag? i set a boundary and now my relatives think i'm a villain. it's wild. they act like i'm failing because my life's a Netflix drama while they are all starring in their family sitcom. my cousin just had a huge promotion and my parents keep comparing us. like, cool, but how about my mental breakdown from just living up to expectatio...