Ever have a friend whose life seems so perfect it's hard to be around her sometimes?

[Anonymous]

Sorry above for the many typos, doing this on the train is probably not a great idea!

[Anonymous]

I think I am someone that people envy. DH and I both make tons of money. Great jobs. Healthy, sporty, popular kids. Gorgeous house. Live-in nanny and a part-time housekeeper as well. I am really attractive and in-shape. I get hit on frequently. My kids have traveled more than most adults that I know. However, I have had what one friend describes as a "hard marriage." DH is distant and a workaholic. He is getting better, but it hasn't been easy. I believe in creating a strong family for our kids, but he really does not give me what I need emotionally or physically. When I look at other people at sporting events, or the park or school and I see the husbands there right with the wives in what seems to be an equal, loving partnership, it makes me kind of sad. But, I've come to realize overtime that nobody has it all. Or nobody has it all at one time. My life is not as great as it looks from the outside, but I am still grateful for the good things that I do have.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Focus on what you have. Someone maybe looking at you the way you look at her.

Beautifully worded and very insightful!