you ever realize that if you removed maybe three specific people from your workplace the whole experience would be genuinely fine. the job is not the issue. it never was.
My aunt got married at twenty-one because everyone said it was “the right time.” She didn’t hate her husband. She didn’t love him either. She just learned how to live with him.
She woke up early every day to cook, clean, and take care of everyone before herself. When she was tired, they called her lazy. When she was quiet, they called her cold. When she cried, they said she was being dramatic. So she stopped crying.
Instead, she started saving small pieces of herself in quiet ways. She read books late at night when everyone was asleep. She took online classes on her phone. She kept a notebook hidden in her drawer where she wrote the life she wished she had.
Years later, she helped her daughter apply to college in another city. She filled out every form, made every call, and cheered louder than anyone when the acceptance letter came. At the celebration, people praised her for being “such a good mother.”
But I knew the truth.
She didn’t just raise a daughter. She raised the version of herself she was never allowed to be.
The Office is kinda the only reason I have a Peacock subscription. I haven’t watched The Paper because I still find myself just happy with rewatching this show. It brings me back to such a happier time. This show’s casting & its writing are perfect. I really miss this era of TV.
bitch i was depressed for months, nobody noticed. i still showed up for people even when i didn’t know how to show up for myself. that’s why i don’t buy the whole “i was going through something” excuse for treating people badly. we’re all going through something