Nobody Prepared Me For The Dishes. Join our live podcast on 29th July 26, 4pm IST

I used to find washing dishes therapeutic.
And then I became an adult.

Or at least that's what I thought.

The world decided I became an adult when I turned 18.

For me?

It happened much later.

Or maybe,
it happened in stages.

At 27, I moved from my hometown to Bangalore.

It was the first time I had ever lived away from my family.

I thought that would make me an adult.

It didn't.

Then I got my first job here.

Lived in a PG.

Started earning.

I thought life was finally sorted.

I thought that would make me an adult.

It didn't.

Then October came.

Our entire team was laid off.

I remember thinking
"Well, I guess companies don't lay off children"

Surely this was adulthood.

Except it still didn't feel that way.

Because if I was really an adult, why was I calling my parents for emotional support?

Why was I still depending on them financially while figuring life out?

Then I found another job.

I didn't even make a LinkedIn post about it.

I genuinely wasn't sure I'd survive the first month.

Three years later,

I'm here.
I live alone in a 1BHK.
I cook.
I clean.
I pay bills.
I schedule doctor appointments.
I worry about my future.

And yes,
I absolutely hate doing the dishes now.

Sometimes they're washed with tap water.

Sometimes they're washed with tears.

Either way,
they get done.

Maybe that's what adulthood really is.

Not waking up one morning and suddenly becoming an adult.

But quietly becoming a little more responsible,

A little more independent,

A little more resilient,

Again and again.

That doesn't mean I've figured life out.

→I still struggle with meal prep.
→My sleep schedule is a mess.
→My body has started reminding me that I'm not 22 anymore.
→Work-life balance still feels like a puzzle.

And I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one.

That's one of the biggest things building TwoXTopia has taught me.

Every woman thinks she's struggling with something unique.

Then she sits in a room with other women and realizes<

"Wait, you're dealing with this too?"

Last Sunday, we hosted a meetup called "Nobody Prepared Me For The Dishes: The Realities of Adulting"

The conversations were so honest that I walked away thinking,

One meetup isn't enough.

So tomorrow, we're taking the conversation online.

Whether you're a woman trying to figure out adulthood

Or even a man who has his own stories about responsibilities nobody warned him about
(men are allowed only in the podcast, not on the entire TwoXTopia platform)

Come join the live podcast.

Let's talk about the parts of adulthood that nobody prepared us for.

Because sometimes, the best solution isn't having all the answers.

It's realizing you don't have to figure them out alone.

Title : Nobody Prepared Me For The Dishes: The Realities of Adulting
Date : 29th July, 2026
Time : 4pm
Platform : https://meet.google.com/czw-xyiu-vtj

PS : Whether you join or not, @Mali & I will do it anyways, like we always do. If you don't make it to the live podcast, we'll assume that Adulting consumed your free time 🤭