last night, my aunt cornered me at a family function about marriage, while I'm over here barely keeping my life together, eating instant noodles for dinner because my finances can’t even handle health insurance. like, yaar, matlab samjho na, I still don’t know how to adult, let alone plan a wedding. it’s like asking a toddler to build a rocket. I smiled, nodded, and internally screamed, 'just let ...
literally every family gathering feels like an audition, where I am not quite sure if I'm performing or just trying to survive. honestly, do my parents think I just don't care, or do they just not see how heavy their expectations can be? my siblings shine like stars, while I’m over here perfecting my 'happy face,' wondering if the energy I love in baristas is the kind of happiness I’m actually sup...
ng pamilya talaga. family gatherings feel like an interrogation on how many kids i'm planning to send to school. i don’t have a solution to my own loans, and yet they look at me like i'm a charity fund. it hurts knowing that my sacrifices mean nothing to them when they see me as an obligation. wala naman silang nakakaalam sa pinagdadaanan ko. #MuhamadAkmalSaleh #RelatableMisery
ng pamilya talaga. family gatherings feel like an interrogation on how many kids i'm planning to send to school. i don’t have a solution to my own loans, and yet they look at me like i'm a charity fund. it hurts knowing that my sacrifices mean nothing to them when they see me as an obligation. wala naman silang nakakaalam sa pinagdadaanan ko. #MuhamadAkmalSaleh #RelatableMisery
just realized that everyone is excited about the NSE news and I’m literally just trying to figure out how to buy a decent meal without feeling guilty. yaar, matlab samjho na, my emergency fund is still a dream while people are planning investments like it’s a dinner menu. sometimes I wonder if this anxiety will ever stop. #NseIndia #realitycheck