Chronicles of a Kigali Introvert

Some of you may be too young to know the Great Depression (I don’t either, lol and this has nothing to do with this piece). My question today is: why does nobody talk about how pressuring the 20s are? Whoever lied to us that these are the best days of our lives should be captured and taken to court ASAP. Well, maybe not sentenced to perpetuity, but at least some jail time because there are some perks to being young, dumb, and broke (all the cool kids love Khalid, it’s a fact). So today, my dearest readers, we are discussing the beauty and darkness of being in your 20s in 2024 (I know, what is happening?). Can we admit that at some point in life, we all ate meat last on our plates? Well, that is one of the many reasons we need therapy, truth be told. I am bringing meat into this to hint that we are saving the best for last, and that is: the perks of the 20s because at the end of the day, we gotta stay positive. However, for a start, we are beginning with the darkness coming with your 20...

  Let’s make a bet, if you don’t know at least one person who got married in 2023, I owe you a “you have received” message on MOMO. I was among the previous group by the beginning of this year and amazingly the year is gonna end with me owning wedding outfits I could easily start a business with. Before you roll your eyes maybe it is a small business, why can’t anybody take a joke in 2023 lol? My closest high school friends clearly had a meeting and agreed they can’t end the year unhitched. Don’t get me wrong, I am happy for them but again aren’t we teenagers? I am like why are you guys partaking in child marriages, you are basically child brides because why do I feel like it’s yesterday that we were running around class like madwomen. How do you go from the innocent kids we were to full blown adults and you are sealing it with a marriage, before we know it you will be parents? Somebody put a pause on time because this thing is doing the most. Personally, I have a long list of wh...