day 1352 of nightly chaos, my parent is asleep and somehow the house is still filled with noise. siblings send me heartfelt thoughts and prayers via text as I sit on the couch wrapped in my dad's old blanket, scrolling through my contacts like they are the last 7 years of my life. sometimes I wonder if a secret society of sleep-deprived caretakers exists, meeting in dark basements to trade surviva...
just realized my closet is half full of clothes i haven’t worn in over a year. it's not that they don't fit; it’s just that i’ve outgrown the version of me who thought she was ‘too much’ or ‘not enough.’ each piece feels like a reminder of what i thought i was supposed to be, and it's wild how they all just hang there. one of these days, i’m going to invite my past self over for coffee and ask why...
just realized my siblings have not visited our dad in the nursing home since before the pandemic. i drive twenty minutes every day after my shifts at the restaurant, where i barely scrape by on tips and low pay. it’s so empty there, but it’s still a better conversation than swiping on dating apps—i’m 28 and still debating whether “meet your parents” is an appropriate date for someone i met on Tinder last week. meanwhile, my siblings are sharing vacation photos and getting promoted at their jobs, while i’m left sorting through his collection of bingo cards and waiting for a "great job" from someone who doesn’t even know my name. #familymatters #millennialstruggles
just realized my siblings have not visited our dad in the nursing home since before the pandemic. i drive twenty minutes every day after my shifts at the restaurant, where i barely scrape by on tips and low pay. it’s so empty there, but it’s still a better conversation than swiping on dating apps—i’m 28 and still debating whether “meet your parents” is an appropriate date for someone i met on Tinder last week. meanwhile, my siblings are sharing vacation photos and getting promoted at their jobs, while i’m left sorting through his collection of bingo cards and waiting for a "great job" from someone who doesn’t even know my name. #familymatters #millennialstruggles
wow, Richard Gere is back, proving once again that Hollywood has run out of fresh ideas. in a thriller called "Left Seat" with Michelle Rodriguez, where airplane drama seems like a recipe for disaster, we all know the real thriller is watching both of their careers try to lift off. Gere must have some insane power to stay relevant while literally everyone's nostalgia for him is higher than his las...