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A Promise Kept
I’ve wanted a gold ring for the longest time. But marrying young and becoming a stay-at-home mum meant I didn’t really have the privilege of splurging on myself like that. Every time I looked at a gold ring, I would tell myself: “One day.” The problem was that every year I waited, the price of…
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I Thought This Was Normal
I used to think all children learned life the same way I did. Quietly. By watching. By figuring things out alone. As the eldest daughter in the family, I somehow inherited responsibilities before I even understood what responsibility truly meant. My grandparents were my main caregivers growing up, and if I’m being honest,…
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Maybe Millennials Were Built Differently
I’m a millennial. And honestly, I think millennials were built differently. We became the generation that learned about breaking generational cycles while still carrying the weight of the ones before us.We learned about reparenting ourselves while raising children of our own.Somehow, many of us are still parenting our parents too. It wasn’t easy. But maybe…
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The Month I Forgot To Slow Down
Looking back, I don’t think I fully realised what was happening while I was living through it. May 2026 felt like one very long day. I woke up one morning, blinked, and suddenly the month was over. Except somehow, between school runs, housework, parenting, cat litter duties, and ordinary life, I managed to build more…
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SimplyPlanned Was Born From A Quiet Ache
Mother’s Day 2025 felt heavier than usual for me. Not because anything bad happened. But because I found myself quietly reflecting on something I had been carrying for a long time as a stay-at-home mother. The feeling of wanting to contribute financially. Not out of pressure from my husband. Not because anyone made me feel…
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Why Rest Feels Like Guilt To Millennials
There’s something strange about being a millennial. Even when we finally get the chance to rest, a part of us still feels guilty for it. I don’t know if it came from how we were raised, or from watching our parents survive adulthood looking permanently exhausted. But somewhere along the way, many of us learned…
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Maybe BTS Found Me Later for a Reason
When BTS debuted in 2013, I was already entering one of the hardest seasons of my life. Technically, I was only beginning adulthood. But emotionally? I had already been carrying adult responsibilities for years. I started supporting myself at 17. By the time I entered my twenties, life became less about discovering myself and more…
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I Miss When Instagram Felt Like Instagram
Maybe this is my millennial side showing, but sometimes I genuinely miss when Instagram felt… simpler. Back when people posted blurry food photos without caring about aesthetics. Back when posting online didn’t feel like managing a personal media company. Back when a random sunset picture with an overused filter somehow felt meaningful enough. Lately, every…
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The Internet Raised Millennials Too
I don’t think people talk enough about how much the internet shaped millennials emotionally. Not the internet we have now. The old internet. The slower one. The one that screeched loudly through dial-up connections before finally letting you online like you had just unlocked a secret portal to another world. Back then, the internet felt…
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The Song Every Millennial Graduated To
Every millennial had at least one graduation montage backed by Vitamin C’s Graduation (Friends Forever). It didn’t matter if the slideshow had: The moment that song started playing, suddenly the entire class acted like we were being separated forever instead of just moving to another school. “As we go on…” Immediate emotional damage. Looking back…