not gonna lie, I bought a decorative vase on sale last week. it’s a perfect little piece, but... do I really need a third vase? my friends think I’m doing great financially. they have no idea I’m stressing over bills, while I’m pretending to be excited about Ayo Dosunmu getting traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves like it’s life-changing. if I could trade all my impulse buys for peace of mind, I’d...
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 #familypressure
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 #familypressure
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 ...