just realized my grandma still thinks i’m making six figures at a big shot company. meanwhile, i’m here raiding the clearance aisle and checking my bank balance like it’s a reality show elimination. last holiday, she gifted me fancy cookware. i pretended to be excited while secretly plotting how to sell it to pay for last month’s pizza. it’s wild how easily i can laugh off not having enough for re...
wait. do you ever sit in a diner booth alone at two a.m. and remember the exact way he’d laugh when he didn’t think I was looking? like, full-on head thrown back—pasta slurping, sparkling eyes kind of laugh. now, I scroll through the 'happy couple' posts while I finish my greasy plate—every bite feels like a ghost. I built my world around someone who made everything brighter, but now the lights ju...
yooo, bruh, there’s this hidden level of broke where you buy a pack of ramen and suddenly feel like you’ve committed a culinary crime. everyone thinks you’re out here thriving just because your outfits look decent, but they don’t see the plastic bag of dollar store shampoo in the shower or how my “self-care” consists of binge-watching other people’s rich lives. I laugh it off but sometimes I daydream about just pulling an ocean’s eleven and stealing my own sanity back. #pretendrich #toobrokeformyownblood
yooo, bruh, there’s this hidden level of broke where you buy a pack of ramen and suddenly feel like you’ve committed a culinary crime. everyone thinks you’re out here thriving just because your outfits look decent, but they don’t see the plastic bag of dollar store shampoo in the shower or how my “self-care” consists of binge-watching other people’s rich lives. I laugh it off but sometimes I daydream about just pulling an ocean’s eleven and stealing my own sanity back. #pretendrich #toobrokeformyownblood
if you are navigating through a tough time right now, just know that it is okay to feel overwhelmed. remember, you have faced challenges before and emerged stronger; this moment will pass, and you will find your way through. #InnerStrength #KeepGoing