THAT Mom...

[Anonymous]

Perhaps you guys know her too, or have one like it in your lives. She's beautiful, fit, smart, and funny, with a lucrative job that she lights up when she talks about. She always seems to have the perfect outfits with the perfect hair, but makes it all look so effortless. Her husband is drop-dead gorgeous, and super kind, smart and great with kids. She lives in that amazing house straight out of HGTV, but edgier, in a good way. I find myself kind of obsessed with her and hating her at the same time. Her existence pushes me to level up. Can't do much about my husband, but the rest is in my control.

Is she my "spirit animal"? Does anyone have someone like this in their lives? Please tell me she is not all that she seems.

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of women like this in my little corner of Bethesda. Perhaps to someone else, I am that woman.

Don't worry, we all suffer in life and eventually die, same as you.

[Anonymous]

I’d advise that you put more effort into removing terms like “spirit animal” from your vocabulary instead of envying your neighbors. Blindly appropriating terms from marginalized cultures to describe your dissatisfaction with your own white, UMC existence is the real source of your depression. Open your eyes a bit and you’ll spend a lot less time envying Bitsy McDonough and actually see the world for what it is and all that you quite likely have going for yourself.

[Anonymous]

My boss and her husband and yes, they are for real.

[Anonymous]

I am constantly looking for a mom mentor... whether it be a current mom or an older mom. I don't envy women with nice clothes, fancy jobs, or homes. But my gosh I envy women who do parenting well. I envy women who have raised kind, intelligent, productive children. I want to know their secrets because there are days where I can barely keep it together. My own mother was not the greatest example/model for me and so I really admire these type of women.

[Anonymous]

Grow up and stop using terms like “spirit animal.” If you have things you’d like to improve in your life, then work on them but there’s no point in getting into some one-sided competition with a woman who probably couldn’t care less about what’s going on with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d advise that you put more effort into removing terms like “spirit animal” from your vocabulary instead of envying your neighbors. Blindly appropriating terms from marginalized cultures to describe your dissatisfaction with your own white, UMC existence is the real source of your depression. Open your eyes a bit and you’ll spend a lot less time envying Bitsy McDonough and actually see the world for what it is and all that you quite likely have going for yourself.

So you are assuming “that mom” must be white? And what does that say about you?

[Anonymous]

The person that I could imagine thinking this about if I didn't know her better has a had a several tragic events in her life. Don't compare some superficial impression to real life. Everyone has struggles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you guys know her too, or have one like it in your lives. She's beautiful, fit, smart, and funny, with a lucrative job that she lights up when she talks about. She always seems to have the perfect outfits with the perfect hair, but makes it all look so effortless. Her husband is drop-dead gorgeous, and super kind, smart and great with kids. She lives in that amazing house straight out of HGTV, but edgier, in a good way. I find myself kind of obsessed with her and hating her at the same time. Her existence pushes me to level up. Can't do much about my husband, but the rest is in my control.

Is she my "spirit animal"? Does anyone have someone like this in their lives? Please tell me she is not all that she seems.

Yep. And the worst part is that she’s kind, warm and very funny. She is so damn hard to hate! Her husband is super involved with their child - always does drop off and pick up and is so gorgeous I could drool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d advise that you put more effort into removing terms like “spirit animal” from your vocabulary instead of envying your neighbors. Blindly appropriating terms from marginalized cultures to describe your dissatisfaction with your own white, UMC existence is the real source of your depression. Open your eyes a bit and you’ll spend a lot less time envying Bitsy McDonough and actually see the world for what it is and all that you quite likely have going for yourself.

So you are assuming “that mom” must be white? And what does that say about you?

+1000

[Anonymous]

Women would run this world if we weren’t all so busy hating each other over super shit.

Why do you feel the need to tear her down? So what if she’s perfect? How does that have any impact on your life whatsoever, except the pressure *you subject yourself to* to measure up?

[Anonymous]

I truly don't give a sh!t. I have a good job, a good enough house, I actually like my husband, and have a couple of darling children. I'm not super hot or fashionable, but I can cute it up if I feel like it. That's good enough for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you guys know her too, or have one like it in your lives. She's beautiful, fit, smart, and funny, with a lucrative job that she lights up when she talks about. She always seems to have the perfect outfits with the perfect hair, but makes it all look so effortless. Her husband is drop-dead gorgeous, and super kind, smart and great with kids. She lives in that amazing house straight out of HGTV, but edgier, in a good way. I find myself kind of obsessed with her and hating her at the same time. Her existence pushes me to level up. Can't do much about my husband, but the rest is in my control.

Is she my "spirit animal"? Does anyone have someone like this in their lives? Please tell me she is not all that she seems.

Yes, but is she tall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you guys know her too, or have one like it in your lives. She's beautiful, fit, smart, and funny, with a lucrative job that she lights up when she talks about. She always seems to have the perfect outfits with the perfect hair, but makes it all look so effortless. Her husband is drop-dead gorgeous, and super kind, smart and great with kids. She lives in that amazing house straight out of HGTV, but edgier, in a good way. I find myself kind of obsessed with her and hating her at the same time. Her existence pushes me to level up. Can't do much about my husband, but the rest is in my control.

Is she my "spirit animal"? Does anyone have someone like this in their lives? Please tell me she is not all that she seems.

OT but when I read this I feel like a real person didn’t write it. The grammar is weird and every phrase is a cliché.

Lately I feel a lot of posts on here were written by Russian trolls trying to sow discord in American society.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Perhaps you guys know her too, or have one like it in your lives. She's beautiful, fit, smart, and funny, with a lucrative job that she lights up when she talks about. She always seems to have the perfect outfits with the perfect hair, but makes it all look so effortless. Her husband is drop-dead gorgeous, and super kind, smart and great with kids. She lives in that amazing house straight out of HGTV, but edgier, in a good way. I find myself kind of obsessed with her and hating her at the same time. Her existence pushes me to level up. Can't do much about my husband, but the rest is in my control.

Is she my "spirit animal"? Does anyone have someone like this in their lives? Please tell me she is not all that she seems.

OT but when I read this I feel like a real person didn’t write it. The grammar is weird and every phrase is a cliché.

Lately I feel a lot of posts on here were written by Russian trolls trying to sow discord in American society.

Yes. Like a 15 year old foreigner? It's written like a bad soap opera.