Broken Expectations
Ethan ObiejembaPersonal essays on change, maturity, and wisdom (whatever that looks like for a teen). For those who want to experience life through another set of eyes.
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| Issues | 26 | Founded | 3 months ago | Last Issue | 40 hours ago |
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When it’s too good to be true
Prologue:
It all ended so fast…
But what could we do, close to pollinating, when the gardener found weeds?
The spray hit everyone, and us, almost like one big accident
But the gardener is Fate and he sees my love as part of the chao...
Why Are You So Easy To Judge?
Disclaimer: The only name that’s not fake in this story is my own.
There’s a guy in my grade who many people don’t like.
Think of your typical quiet kid: glasses, nerdy, short. That’s Cain. He basically vacuums his lunch becau...
Gen Z is Engineering Its Loneliness
Recently, I spoke with a Substacker friend to learn more about her life outside of her articles. It was like a 2000s movie. All afternoon — between work, chores, or lunch — we’d pick back up the conversation from wherever we left off. By th...
Men Need To Decenter Women Too...
One night — sorry, morning; it was already past 12 — I stayed up late practicing Spanish to make up for procrastinating earlier that day. When I finally made my way to bed, I remember passing a long line of dirty clothes covering my night s...
They lied. Jealousy was never bad.
Think of that one friend you’re always jealous of?
A whole furnace probably roars in your heart because of just one thing about them — a better life, looks, or accomplishments — you wish you had. But this doesn’t stop the 75 Hard from leav...
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I explore the way shame, ambition, insecurity, and relationships have shaped my life. New essay every week!
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