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 ...
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...
it's not that i care about some cricketer's career, but yaar, when i saw yashasvi jaiswal fail in that match, it hit me harder than expected. here i am, putting my dreams on hold, feeling like everyone's moved on, living their lives while i drown in self-doubt. why does it seem so easy for them? like he went back to his roots and found himself again, while i am still lost in my routine, wondering if i'll ever get a second chance. #YashasviJaiswal #lostdreams
it's not that i care about some cricketer's career, but yaar, when i saw yashasvi jaiswal fail in that match, it hit me harder than expected. here i am, putting my dreams on hold, feeling like everyone's moved on, living their lives while i drown in self-doubt. why does it seem so easy for them? like he went back to his roots and found himself again, while i am still lost in my routine, wondering if i'll ever get a second chance. #YashasviJaiswal #lostdreams
ok but when i checked my bank account after the weekend, i realized my “dinner for one” ended up being a five-course meal with extra guac and a side of regret. there i was, sprawled on the couch like a deflated balloon, holding my grocery receipt like it was evidence in a court case, trying to remember how i ended up buying lavender-scented body wash and a novelty pineapple lamp at two in the morn...