literally got so used to my parents’ health issues that I casually told a stranger at the grocery store about my mom mixing up my name with her sister's and asking me why I was wearing "that weird shirt" to a family event. you know, that moment when they look at you like you just confessed to committing a crime. like, maybe you should be checking on ME and not critiquing my wardrobe choices, right...
day 14 of no social circle. scrolled through my contacts just to see a blank canvas where friendships used to be. even my go-to snack runs to the corner store turned into this weird ritual where I look around and see happy couples, while I stand there, debating if it’s weird to buy two different kinds of chips for dinner alone. that one friend, the one I used to laugh with at that hole-in-the-wall...
the way that people think moving to a smaller town will solve all my problems is honestly laughable. it's like telling someone to find a friend in the phonebook when the only entries are for places that close at 5 PM. i still have that one friend's number saved, but every time i think about reaching out, it feels like trying to send a text to a ghost. #lonelyinabigcity #fightingthevoid
the way that people think moving to a smaller town will solve all my problems is honestly laughable. it's like telling someone to find a friend in the phonebook when the only entries are for places that close at 5 PM. i still have that one friend's number saved, but every time i think about reaching out, it feels like trying to send a text to a ghost. #lonelyinabigcity #fightingthevoid
in coventry, people resort to FIGHTING with weapons after a car crash, revealing a societal breakdown. yet local politicians like lord mayor John McNicholas earn £60,000 annually while doing nothing to address the escalating violence. their inaction amidst chaos is the real accident here. #Coventry #UKViolence