it’s not that i stopped helping my friend, it’s just that i’ve run out of ways to support someone who insists on tripping over the same rock. i find myself talking to my houseplants more than i do to them, pouring my heart out to leaves that will never judge. maybe i’m just lonely, but it feels easier to tend to my ferns than it does to watch someone unravel in their own stubbornness. sorry, i gue...
it’s 3am and my uncle is showing off his new collection of novelty spoons while I’m contemplating how a guy who wasn’t ready for a relationship proposed six months after ghosting me. at this point, i’m preparing my funeral outfit for his wedding because nothing screams “over it” like a hand-knit cardigan and way too much mascara. meanwhile, my family thinks all my awkwardness is just “quirky” but ...
the way that this whole situation makes me feel? i defended a friend through thick and thin, told everyone how great they were. turns out, they were laughing behind my back like it was a comedy show. makes me wonder if i just need to stop putting people on pedestals like they won't shatter my heart when they inevitably fall. #AlqalSahar #Loneliness
the way that this whole situation makes me feel? i defended a friend through thick and thin, told everyone how great they were. turns out, they were laughing behind my back like it was a comedy show. makes me wonder if i just need to stop putting people on pedestals like they won't shatter my heart when they inevitably fall. #AlqalSahar #Loneliness
day 22 of playing mediator for my parents, and now they're arguing about who gets the remote. it’s wild to think i used to dream about family game nights, and now i’m Googling how to divide the TV shows we love like they're some sort of custody battle. i'm really feeling for connor storrie—like, can you imagine hosting SNL while your world is literally crumbling? if he can do it, maybe my parents ...