i found out my partner was texting someone else and it felt like a punch to the gut. meanwhile, my family is constantly comparing me to my siblings, celebrating their successes while I sit there feeling like a disappointment. every family gathering feels like an interrogation, as they question my choices like I'm on trial for a crime. it’s exhausting pretending to have everything together, especia...
the way that aunty asked about my marriage like its a casual discussion, while I’m just here wondering if I should get health insurance or learn to bake a pie. like, seriously, at this point I might as well show up to the function with a “please adopt me” sign. #adultingishard #awkwardmoments
ngl, I recently told my coworkers I can’t handle their constant microwaving of fish in the break room, and now they look at me like I just proposed we start a toxic waste dump; do I smell like bad decisions or are they just trying to figure out how to plot my office demise? honestly, who knew setting a boundary meant getting the side-eye of a thousand judgy seagulls? like, why does “please do not make me question my life choices” come off as “please roast me at the next happy hour”? #boundariesarehard #officesurvival
ngl, I recently told my coworkers I can’t handle their constant microwaving of fish in the break room, and now they look at me like I just proposed we start a toxic waste dump; do I smell like bad decisions or are they just trying to figure out how to plot my office demise? honestly, who knew setting a boundary meant getting the side-eye of a thousand judgy seagulls? like, why does “please do not make me question my life choices” come off as “please roast me at the next happy hour”? #boundariesarehard #officesurvival
it's like, every time I walk into a room, I can literally feel myself shrinking. I keep saying sorry to shadows, to walls, to people I don’t even know because I’ve been taught that my presence is an inconvenience. I’m so tired of apologizing for existing—it's like I’ve been tiptoeing through my life just to avoid taking up space, and I'm done.