just realized that every family gathering feels like a game show where the questions are all about my life choices, while my relatives sip their wine and pretend they have it all figured out. they speak in accomplishments like it's a competition, while i sit here still trying to figure out if i can adult without a manual. nobody seems to notice the quiet panic behind my smile, as i think about how...
yooo, so I just heard about stan wawrinka getting paired up with some lucky kid. meanwhile, I’m over here getting dropped from a project at work and I still can’t decide which was the worst part of my week—watching friends buy houses while I’m over here still searching for that cute thrift store lamp. I’m like a walking apology to my couch for never being enough to get my life together—who knew li...
last night, i watched another friend post about buying a new car while i’m sitting here wondering how i’ll cover rent next week. wallah, nobody understands the pressure i feel to make it, especially after cutting off my toxic family who just expect me to succeed. يعني it’s hard to see everyone thriving while i’m struggling to afford basics. habibi, its lonely here. just the other day i thought about moving back home, but that would feel like giving up. so i scroll through social media, pretending their success doesn’t make me feel like i’m left behind, while my life is a never-ending money spiral. مش طايق this feeling anymore. #ThomasFrank #loneliness
last night, i watched another friend post about buying a new car while i’m sitting here wondering how i’ll cover rent next week. wallah, nobody understands the pressure i feel to make it, especially after cutting off my toxic family who just expect me to succeed. يعني it’s hard to see everyone thriving while i’m struggling to afford basics. habibi, its lonely here. just the other day i thought about moving back home, but that would feel like giving up. so i scroll through social media, pretending their success doesn’t make me feel like i’m left behind, while my life is a never-ending money spiral. مش طايق this feeling anymore. #ThomasFrank #loneliness
like, I literally cheated on that test and it somehow opened all these doors for everyone else, but here I am, watching my friends buy houses and cars while I struggle to afford a bus ticket. it's like, how is everyone moving forward while I’m stuck in this endless loop of comparison and feeling left behind? and now I'm just sitting here, trying to figure out if I should just... keep lying about i...