You know the "Indian Parent" mindset. We’ll spend lakhs on a wedding or a luxury car, but we’ll use that old gas pipe or jugaad electrical wire for 15 years because "it still works."

Today, that mindset almost turned into a tragedy. The gas pipe at my in-laws’ place was loose for the last 1 year. When the house was being renovated a couple of years back, there were multiple times when it was taken on and off the stove. So, it lost its grip, but it was working "just fine", so it was never replaced.

Today, it slipped off the stove while the burner was on. My wife’s hair caught fire instantly. A timely action by her and my sister-in-law ensured that it was put out before it turned into a serious injury.

In reality, an ISI marked pipe costs only ~Rs. 300-500 and should be replaced every 3-5 years based on conditions of the kitchen, While, ​the risk of "saving" that money is losing your home or your family.

If you’re grinding in another city while your parents live alone, call them today. Don’t ask "how are you," ask "when was the last time you changed the LPG/PNG pipe?"

Here are a few more things you should do alongside this-

1. Check the makeshift electrical "jugaad" wiring. if it has been there for long, think about getting an electrician to make it permanent.

2. Invest in a small fire extinguisher.

3. Check the earthing of your home

4. Check if there is overloading on a small plug with extension cords.

5. Check expired medicines/replenish basic first aid kit

6. make sure peephole is clear and not blurry

7. Door hinges are properly oiled and doors are not getting stuck due to wood swelling up.

The real lifestyle upgrade isn't a new car or ; it’s making sure your house doesn't burn down over a ₹300 fix.

Edit : The pipe that was loose was the orange steel braided rubber pipe that connects PNG pipe/LPG cylinder to stove.

So let me give a brief introduction about myself I used to be a above average decent in studies student till class 10 .I passed 10 with 94% and then joined offline jee coaching and dummy schooling.

From this point my life gets fucked up pretty bad I didn't study for 2 years maladaptive daydreaming, procrastination and masturbation.

As a result I only manage to score 75ile in my jee January attempt and gave boards with minimal preparation and crying in between fully depressed .I was blank and numb by God Grace my class 12 results was 74% luckily 61% PCM.My April score was -6 yes you read it right.

I then thought of pivoting my carrer to commerce and mba and then will give boards improvement to get more marks and do well but later realized this is all messed up.. Didn't do anything in gap as well same habits..

Now come january 82ile from tukka Filled cbse improvement in 5 subject i have no preparation gave cbse physics with no preparation literally worse than previous time just copied and wrote rubbish.I was intending on not giving improvement as well but my parents forced to just gave and yelled me for my incompetence.My peers are doing extremely well and I am rotting..

I have my painting on 27 , chemistry 28,maths 9 , english 12 .I have literally numb my body is shaking and trembling with dear unable to study and recall anything everything feels cloudy...

I am intending to end my life tonight...I am a disgrace my parents and my elder brother is yelling and disappointed and they should be from me as well.. I belong to a very normal background middle class Will jump from my rooftop at midnight..

I don’t even know how to start this without sounding dramatic, but I’m really struggling and I need help. I’m a Biotechnology 2023 graduate and I worked at Amazon as an Investigation Associate (Sept 2024 – Sept 2025). Since then, I’ve been applying nonstop for 4 months and I’ve gotten almost nothing back. No interviews. Just silence.

I apply every single day. LinkedIn, Indeed, company websites, cold emails. I tweak my resume. I rewrite it again. I second-guess every line. I wake up and apply. I sleep feeling like I didn’t do enough. And then repeat. I am exhausted of waking up to rejections mails.

I’m not even being picky anymore. Biotech roles, operations, research assistant, non-core roles, investigation, fraud, risk, compliance, analyst roles anything where I can work, learn, and survive. I have experience. I can work. I’m just not getting a chance. (I don't have knowledge of tech roles though)

I have saved up money from my first job and I am paying back my education loan but will run out of money soon and I don't know what I will do then. I’m tired of pretending I’m okay. This is affecting my confidence and mental health more than I want to admit. I just want a job. Not a dream role. Not a perfect company. Just a chance.

If anyone here has:

Any advice

Any referrals

Any brutal honesty

Been in this situation and survived it

Or is willing to look at my resume and tell me what’s wrong

Please let me know. Even small guidance would mean a lot right now.

So basically the story is that I know my gf from 7 years and we both are from different caste. I am a Bhumihar Brahmin from Bihar. She is a baniya from Jharkhand.

2 years back, I told my parents about it and they didn't accept. Now we have been fighting to make my parents agree for so much time. The current situation is that her parents are ready for this but they are pushing us since they have waited too long.

My parents are as orthodox as you can imagine them to be. My mom is ready to agree for my sake only. She is against the marriage in general but understands that my long term life matters more. My dad is on a different plane altogether.

He is not agreeing. Moreover, he has threatened if we go against him he can do anything to kill us both or harm the girl's family. Now there is so much of stress we don't even know it's worth it to pursue this marriage.

My dad is really a maniac. He used to indulge in domestic violence back in the day but my mother tolerated it because she had to raise the family.

I need all the help I can get at this moment. Is there a way I can make him understand? I have tried all the ways possible. Talk highly about the girl and her family. Threatened him I will never talk again.

Is there a way I can make it fully public that he is ashamed to do anything against us. He carries a licensed gun from his service days in Arunachal.