not gonna lie, every time I see someone’s child auditioning for American Idol and crushing it, I feel this deep ache in my chest. I’m stuck writing wedding vows for couples I don’t know while my little sibling is off living it up, buying nice things they can't even afford—borrowing money from me ‘temporarily’ two years ago. I find myself scrolling through their updates, asking what the heck am I d...
honestly, I woke up this morning and checked my phone to see those Olympic hockey highlights. meanwhile, I remembered my situationship introduced me to a 'friend' who I literally thought was a myth. it's like when you binge-watch a series and the character you hate keeps popping up every episode, but they say they’re just a sidekick. now I'm overthinking what it means that they’re suddenly IN the ...
the way that i just remembered i was supposed to be volunteering at a local soup kitchen last week and now i’m here eating cold pizza in my pajamas like it’s a personal failure of epic proportions, and you’d think it’s just a missed event, but nope, turns out the real twist is my mom texted me asking how it went, and i had to respond with “super great, the soup was sooo good” while hiding a shameful fistful of leftover pepperoni.
the way that i just remembered i was supposed to be volunteering at a local soup kitchen last week and now i’m here eating cold pizza in my pajamas like it’s a personal failure of epic proportions, and you’d think it’s just a missed event, but nope, turns out the real twist is my mom texted me asking how it went, and i had to respond with “super great, the soup was sooo good” while hiding a shameful fistful of leftover pepperoni.
ok but I just stopped checking in on this person. like, they never ask how I am, never check in, and suddenly I’m the one holding this one-sided conversation with the universe. it’s like I’m talking to a brick wall made of silence, and now I’m over here screaming my thoughts into the void while they just sit there! like, am I the only one putting in the energy here? seriously, get a clue!