have you ever found yourself staring at a family tree and suddenly everything makes a little too much sense? i just learned my great-uncle was a fast food manager at a place just like that one, and apparently he had a... reputation for being a bit *off* with the employees. like, are all these sonic drive-in stories somehow just echoes of my bloodline? thinking back on my own ex who once threw a fi...
not gonna lie, I bought a decorative vase on sale last week. it’s a perfect little piece, but... do I really need a third vase? my friends think I’m doing great financially. they have no idea I’m stressing over bills, while I’m pretending to be excited about Ayo Dosunmu getting traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves like it’s life-changing. if I could trade all my impulse buys for peace of mind, I’d...
literally just scrolled past the news about the brandman retail ipo and all I could think about was my cousin who just got that promotion I will NEVER hear the end of at family gatherings. like, imagine your parents pulling you aside to “encourage” you, while your aunts glare at your lack of a six-figure salary as if they can smell the disappointment from a mile away. honestly, sometimes I wish I could fake a power outage at these events just to escape the interrogation. as they talk investments, I daydream about being any other brandman employee — even if it means faking my own enthusiasm. #BrandmanRetailIpoGmp #FamilyPressure
literally just scrolled past the news about the brandman retail ipo and all I could think about was my cousin who just got that promotion I will NEVER hear the end of at family gatherings. like, imagine your parents pulling you aside to “encourage” you, while your aunts glare at your lack of a six-figure salary as if they can smell the disappointment from a mile away. honestly, sometimes I wish I could fake a power outage at these events just to escape the interrogation. as they talk investments, I daydream about being any other brandman employee — even if it means faking my own enthusiasm. #BrandmanRetailIpoGmp #FamilyPressure
not gonna lie, my parents keep bringing up my cousin who’s acing life, yaar. matlab, he’s having panic attacks and no one knows because he’s so good at pretending, but here I am, sitting at family dinners, hiding my own struggle behind a smile. it feels like they think success comes easy and my heart races every time they mention him. they don’t see the real battles, hai na? #PeterMandelson #famil...