it's not that i don't care about cricket—it's just that every time i see someone like van Beek shine, it hits differently. yaar, matlab samjho na, here i am trying to make my career work while family is constantly comparing me to my cousins who seem to have it all figured out. cricket toh chhod do, mera toh pata nahi agar kabhi kahin koi highlight hogi. every family gathering feels like an interro...
maikabhi sochti hoon, har koi log toh aage badh gaye hain. sabki shaadi ho gayi, aur main yahan par akeli hi khadi hoon. insta pe wedding photos dekh kar sirf yeh sochti hoon, koi toh ho jo mere saath baithe ya chai peetey aur yeh bata sake ki yeh akelapan kitna bura hai. phir jab main voting list ki news dekhti hoon, dil se yeh lagta hai ki bas, mere naam se koi aur khushiyaan jod rahe hain. matl...
day 12 of scrolling through all the cricket highlights while my fridge literally echoes back my financial despair; just found out some guy named Logan van Beek bowled like a pro, meanwhile I just dropped my last twenty on instant noodles, knowing no one understands the shame of pretending my bank account is doing fine when I’m just out here hoping to win the food lottery next week. #LoganVanBeek #adultingishard
day 12 of scrolling through all the cricket highlights while my fridge literally echoes back my financial despair; just found out some guy named Logan van Beek bowled like a pro, meanwhile I just dropped my last twenty on instant noodles, knowing no one understands the shame of pretending my bank account is doing fine when I’m just out here hoping to win the food lottery next week. #LoganVanBeek #adultingishard
it’s 3am and I’m lying in bed, scrolling through posts about the upcoming vote, like what even is the point? I showed up to family dinner last week with my own ambitions, and they immediately launched into a lecture about how I should really just follow the family blueprint - just be like my cousin who literally has a perfect job and never looks stressed. I spent years reshaping myself to fit thei...