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[quote=Anonymous]I would keep it to 4 paragraphs, no more than one page.

I would try not to brag and would be looking to provide an update on our family, not rub everyone’s noses in how great our life is. No references to travel or material things.

We aren’t on social media and had some huge changes this year (DH got his Ph. D, we both changed jobs, moved to a new state, our kids are young so have changed a lot in the last year).

A tiny part of why I want to do this is there is a mentally ill family member who continually spreads terrible rumors about me (that I’m mentally ill/delusional/evil/cruel/vindictive/drug addict). This family member also tries to imply that she financially supports me because i borderline should be institutionalized due to my addiction/mental illness. The reality is that DH and I are an MD/Ph.D couple and make a good living.

I never address the rumors directly because nobody ever brings them up to me directly, but I hope over time that people will realize that this family member is spreading lies.

I also just want my friends to know what we’re up to and why we moved. We were pretty hush hush about it initially. [/quote]

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