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A rant, ig?
So, I come from a very underprivileged family. Never really did have any friends in school because I could not hang out with them outside school as I needed money to do so.
I'd to quit tutions for two years of my school life, 8th and 9th because we couldn't pay for it.
I'd to quit tutions for two years of my school life, 8th and 9th because we couldn't pay for it.
I remember anxiously waiting for the library period once a week cuz I got to read books for free. But they didn't give them to us often, like even though it was once a week they used to take us to get books like 2-3 times a year?
I choose books like Geronimo Stilton to read oof.
I choose books like Geronimo Stilton to read oof.
I used to wait for sports day as well, because otherwise playing and practicing and going to competitions was only for boys.
No coach for us girls even though we asked directly to the principal himself. (He was charged with a case of sexual assault recently, I'm not surprised.)
No coach for us girls even though we asked directly to the principal himself. (He was charged with a case of sexual assault recently, I'm not surprised.)
All this ended and I started do some work at home with mom to make some money for myself in 10th holidays. Then junior college came.
Never could afford high class colleges like Mithibai or NM so didn't even try even with required scores.
Never could afford high class colleges like Mithibai or NM so didn't even try even with required scores.
Fortunately I made some friends, a whole group you can say. I also found my best friend in that group.
But I cancelled a lot of plans with them as well since I couldn't spend 500 rs every other day or play PubG with them cuz I'd a shitty phone.
But I cancelled a lot of plans with them as well since I couldn't spend 500 rs every other day or play PubG with them cuz I'd a shitty phone.
Naturally they all got close and I remain and felt like an outsider. Except my best friend felt the same and we both got close. (She's privileged but has a lot of restrictions regarding hanging out with people.)
I knew I was from a community who's mostly underprivileged all over India. But only when I went into degree college I understood what it really meant.
Admissions for FYs was on. And the first thing as usual they ask for is money, paying whole fees in one go.
Admissions for FYs was on. And the first thing as usual they ask for is money, paying whole fees in one go.
I was working the whole summer of 12th vacation but the pay was very low.
Since I was an SC student my fee was low. 7k. But guess what, I wasn't able to pay that as well. I was short by 4k. And dad couldn't give me money.
Since I was an SC student my fee was low. 7k. But guess what, I wasn't able to pay that as well. I was short by 4k. And dad couldn't give me money.
I remembered how my elder brother had to quit college because of the same reason and I broke down. I wanted to study.
If at that time, my bestfriend didn't help me I wouldn't be studying rn. Fortunately we were meeting that day while I was panicking over admissions in my college.
If at that time, my bestfriend didn't help me I wouldn't be studying rn. Fortunately we were meeting that day while I was panicking over admissions in my college.
She took me to her house. That was the first and last time I took money from anybody. My parents are already in debt.
I started working to pay it off. But my shitty phone gave up out of the blue. And since I was working I'd to get a new one overnight.
I started working to pay it off. But my shitty phone gave up out of the blue. And since I was working I'd to get a new one overnight.
I took one on EMI and had to pay it off for 8 months straight. And couldn't pay off my best friend in 2-3 months as I promised I would. She understood. And after paying off for my phone, I gave her mom the money back after a year or so.
After doing that, I'd to work multiple jobs to pay for my next year college fees. I'm still working multiple jobs to pay for my MBA classes. And it still fucking isn't easy with the minimum pay rn because of this pandemic.
I never got to read books, or take sports seriously just because I was underprivileged.
Never learned to be carefree about my spendings because I know how the pay is. If I get stuck nobody is gonna come aid me all the time. Because society is shit.
Never learned to be carefree about my spendings because I know how the pay is. If I get stuck nobody is gonna come aid me all the time. Because society is shit.
Who do I blame? My parents who weren't able to get jobs because they were illiterate? The government who doesn't give a shit about minorities? My school who was sexist? Myself?
Don't glorify this. This is just my story, you haven't heard million others. Stop and Listen.
Don't glorify this. This is just my story, you haven't heard million others. Stop and Listen.
It's hard to grow up in a world which was only built to benefit cishet men.
