Hey, so this is gonna be a long one, so if it actually matters to you, please read it all. I'm Taha. I'm about to turn 17, and I'm from Iran. Everyone knows about my country. Obviously, they know there's been a war going on here for at least 100 days now. It's such a weird situation, and honestly, it's really hard for me. When the internet finally came back, I thought things would get better, but nope my life and my country's situation just kinda... didn't improve. My dad's barely home because of work, so it's just me, my mom, and my two sisters. And y'know, if you've ever been through that, you get it. I'm kinda the "man of the house" now, but... I can't even control myself when it comes to, like, that stuff. I do it every single night. I used to go to the gym, but I gave up on that because I just can't find the motivation to even get out of bed, and here I am, still awake at 3 AM writing this. I wanna be someone my family can lean on. I wanna be someone they're proud of. Recently, I made my first real money. I work at a tech shop, and honestly, the pay's pretty decent for what it is... and maybe that's the only useful thing I'm doing right now. I wanna drop all my weaknesses. I guess I wanna be perfect. I know that's impossible, but still... I still wanna get there. I wanna find a good partner someday, get my look and style together, and become the kind of person who doesn't even have to think about money. Please, anything even just a short sentence or a tiny piece of advice tell me. Anything means a lot to me. And just being able to talk to you guys in this lonely part of my life... that alone is one of the best feelings in the world.