wait. my family treats every holiday like an episode of the worst reality show ever. the kind where everyone is constantly competing for approval but nobody wins. i once heard my cousin get praised for a homemade soap collection that looked like melted crayons, and here i am, sitting quietly, wishing i could disappear because... how do i explain that I don't want to follow the predictable script e...
जब मैंने सुना SPPU के लLifetime Achievement Award के बारे में, मुझे लगा जैसे मैं भी किसी चीज़ के लिए जद्दोजहद कर रहा हूं। मैंने सब कुछ त्याग दिया, नए देश में बसने के लिए, लेकिन जब वो नज़दीकियों में खोई ख़ुशियां नहीं मिलतीं, तो वही पुरानी ज़िंदगी याद आती है। वो सपने अब खौफ में बदल गए हैं। मैं सोचता हूं, क्या मैंने सिर्फ अपने आरामदायक झूले को छोड़कर कुछ ऐसा हासिल किया है जो वाकई मायने रखता है? या फि...
it's not that I'm unhappy scrolling through my friends' house tours—it's just... it makes my one-bedroom, furnished exclusively by questionable thrift store finds feel like a sad house of cards. I’m sitting here trying to remember when ramen noodles became my four-course meal—meanwhile, school buses are canceled and I'm trying to piece together whether I can ride my bicycle to the grocery store without fainting halfway there. it’s amazing how many choices I’m forced to make with a tight budget—but “cancel rent” isn’t one of them. #BusCancellations #RealityCheck
it's not that I'm unhappy scrolling through my friends' house tours—it's just... it makes my one-bedroom, furnished exclusively by questionable thrift store finds feel like a sad house of cards. I’m sitting here trying to remember when ramen noodles became my four-course meal—meanwhile, school buses are canceled and I'm trying to piece together whether I can ride my bicycle to the grocery store without fainting halfway there. it’s amazing how many choices I’m forced to make with a tight budget—but “cancel rent” isn’t one of them. #BusCancellations #RealityCheck
ever sit in a crowded family gathering while everyone's comparing mortgages and careers, and all you can think about is how you’ll literally skip grocery shopping just to make rent this month? it’s hilarious, honestly. i made my last holiday excuse about “needing time alone” but really it was to avoid questions about my non-existent house and to dodge the stares that say i disappointed everyone. m...