I've been carrying this...
yooo, I saw everyone talking about those results for grades. I can't help but think, why can’t I pass my own financial exams? it feels like I’m constantly scoring a failing grade in life. last week, I threw out my takeout menus because it hurt too much to keep choosing between rice and my credit card limit. you’d never know I wear thrifted clothes like a badge of honor while balancing on a tightro...
wait. i poured my heart out in an email about my career dreams and existential dread, and they replied with a single thumbs up emoji. the weight of loneliness hits differently when your words feel heavy, and the response is light as air. is that what my vulnerability is worth? an emoji? i kept rehearsing how they might respond. now, i feel like a fool, talking to myself in empty rooms. is this what grown-up conversations look like? #lonelythoughts #unexpectedfeelings
wait. i poured my heart out in an email about my career dreams and existential dread, and they replied with a single thumbs up emoji. the weight of loneliness hits differently when your words feel heavy, and the response is light as air. is that what my vulnerability is worth? an emoji? i kept rehearsing how they might respond. now, i feel like a fool, talking to myself in empty rooms. is this what grown-up conversations look like? #lonelythoughts #unexpectedfeelings
last night, i realized every family gathering feels like an interrogation. my siblings flaunt their accomplishments while my parents glance at me, hoping i might pull something—anything—out of my hat. meanwhile, outside, the weather is preparing to snow, mirroring how i feel inside; cold and stuck, waiting for someone to notice i'm not quite okay. if only the 'Beast from the East' was less about s...