Adulting is hard, especially for people like us.
It must be a shocking experience for you when life has officially introduced the concept of adulting.
You didnt expect that the world could be both harsh and kind.
Girls
I can tell this isnt how you pictured your circumstances to be like.
You imagined yourself to be in a stable relationship, prepared to settle down in few years time.
You assumed you would have enough money to buy things that you want.
But so far, none of those expectations about your twenties have come true.
We didnt have a trust fund waiting for us when we were born.
Our parents dont have connections with big people from different industries.
Girls
And we havent won the lottery yet.
The life that is handed down to us isnt easy breezy.
But were trying to flip the table.
And I guess thats something.
Were aiming to be better.Were doing extraordinary things to change the story of our lives.And we never give up.
Not once do we consider raising our white flags to request for a timeout.
Adulting is hard, especially for people like us.
Were not lucky enough to have billions of options.
We cant afford to be changing our decisions literally every time we feel like it.
Because nobody has given us huge safety nets to fall back on when we fail.
We make our safety nets.
We make our decisions.
And if we mess up, theres no one we can blame but us.
Having a complete independence is liberating, but can be exhausting too sometimes.
We take pride in paying our own bills, in affording our own apartment, in being self-sufficient.
Were proud of the fact that we barely ask our parents for support be it financial or emotional.
Were strong and capable and resilient.
But despite our bravery, some days we get confused.
Like all human beings, we also have moments of doubt.
We question the way we work hard.
We envy all these 20-something people traveling outside of their countries.
We check our bank accounts and ask ourselves if we should start using our savings for leisure too.
If now is the time to pamper ourselves with our hard-earned money.
I get it that we deserve to give ourselves something nice once in a while.
But we shouldnt be spending our money out of jealousy.
Theres no guarantee that it will be less challenging down the road.
But we have made it this far to only turn around.
This is the freedom that we want.
And despite the hardships, this is our chance to turn our stories into beautiful ones.
So lets keep going.
