no, because watching my cousin announce their engagement is like attending a chaotic family circus. everyone’s cheering while i’m here with a pizza box for a coffee table. the way they casually drop new cars like it's a normal Tuesday while i'm still figuring out what flavor of instant ramen to eat for the week. i’m stuck in this loop of congratulating people for milestones while wondering if i’ll...
everybody’s talking about never giving up hope and I can’t stop thinking about that one person who probably doesn’t even remember my name—didn’t think I’d be this person, watching others build lives while I drown in playlists for fights we never had. it’s wild how you can build so much of yourself around someone, only to realize you’re just a ghost of the “we” that doesn’t exist anymore—like, toda...
i swear my parents showed up unannounced and for a second, i thought about hiding in the closet because they would’ve found the pile of laundry and the pizza boxes everywhere. but instead they came in and it was the same old song about my cousins and how they all seem to have their lives together while i’m just here pretending like i care about how mortgage rates today are supposed to make life easier. great, so that’s one less reason to feel like a failure—until i remember my life looks like a sitcom with a laugh track but without the laughter. #MortgageRatesToday #FamilyPressure
i swear my parents showed up unannounced and for a second, i thought about hiding in the closet because they would’ve found the pile of laundry and the pizza boxes everywhere. but instead they came in and it was the same old song about my cousins and how they all seem to have their lives together while i’m just here pretending like i care about how mortgage rates today are supposed to make life easier. great, so that’s one less reason to feel like a failure—until i remember my life looks like a sitcom with a laugh track but without the laughter. #MortgageRatesToday #FamilyPressure
literally, I just made eye contact with a stranger and suddenly, I'm planning a WEDDING. family is pushing me, comparing me to my cousin who just got engaged. like, my mom asks me when I'm settling down, while I struggle to just settle into a job I even like. honestly, it feels like they don’t see the anxiety I carry. every gathering feels like an interrogation, and I'm scared of disappointing eve...