my friends are raving about their fantasy football lineups like they’re building empires. meanwhile, i’m scrolling through my empty fridge, wondering if i can afford another pack of ramen. they’ve got houses and cars while i’m still figuring out how to survive another week. not gonna lie, it feels like im stuck in someone else’s game while everyone else seems to have unlocked the cheat codes. so h...
it's not that i dont care about friendships, it's just that seeing my classmate's wedding video hits different, ya know? everyone looks so happy while i'm just here, drowning in student loans, trying to figure out if my debt will ever let me breathe. i scroll through my contacts and realize, despite having so many 'friends,' there’s nobody to share this loneliness with, matlab kya karu? it's like ...
honestly, i just got an email about the state pension freeze, and all i could think about was how i'm still scrounging through my couch for spare change to avoid telling my roommate i can’t pay my half of rent this month. i'm pretending like everything's fine while I see my sibling post vacation pics from places they won't ever invite me to. meanwhile, my biggest goal is deciding if i can afford toilet paper or if i should just start saving napkins. #StatePension #BrokeButFunny
honestly, i just got an email about the state pension freeze, and all i could think about was how i'm still scrounging through my couch for spare change to avoid telling my roommate i can’t pay my half of rent this month. i'm pretending like everything's fine while I see my sibling post vacation pics from places they won't ever invite me to. meanwhile, my biggest goal is deciding if i can afford toilet paper or if i should just start saving napkins. #StatePension #BrokeButFunny
last night, i stood in my kitchen, pouring water into a mug i bought from a thrift store for fifty cents. i felt sick scrolling through a friend's vacation photos, laughing in front of their shiny new home, while i debated if i could afford a bag of chips this week. it's like watching a parade go by while you're stuck in the crowd, but no one waves at you. so i waved anyway.