not knowing how to respond to messages and forgetting about them for so long that it becomes impossible to respond to them without it being weird is the bane of my socially awkward existence

pro tip: fuck that negative energy. just answer. ‘hey sorry for the wait! how are you doing?’ and go from there. I promise you it’s not going to be the end of the world. they wanted to hear from you then, they probably still want to hear from you now. this is the year we all recover, binchis, let’s go up together

Let me introduce you to the two simple words that will change your whole game:

Life Happened.

Capitalized.

It covers everything even better than "the horrors", because even something good can take up your whole brain, right? You don't even specifically need to preface it with an "I'm sorry"!

Life Happened!

It explains everything you need it to, while actually explaining nothing. It's the most vague explanation possible, and yet it tells your audience everything they need to know. You can use this for everything, from explaining to a friend why you haven't called back to explaining to a boss why you're calling in sick: "Life Happened."