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[quote=Anonymous]It was just figure of speech.

And don't get your friend wrong, plenty of things are not perfect but our way of dealing with it give the impression that we don't have hard times.

Like PP said I think it also has something to do with management skills. DH jokes all the time saying I should quit all my careers and go corporate. I'd be a very successful project manager.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think you're talking about me...  :oops:

I always get this kind of talk from friends and DH's friends who're having babies also talk about me in this manner behind my back. I worked in childcare for several years so the experience is part of it but also personality helps a lot.

Friends always came to me for advice in every single aspect of their lives since I was a teenager. I have 2 careers and both times I went to college my colleagues always commented on how confident I was. I will never forget our first day in our school clinic - nursing school - and everybody was getting their first patient that day. Some were all sweaty, others were shaking and I ended up giving 5 shots that day because all my colleagues were so nervous they could not do it. I saw my patient and theirs.

I have a lot of great friends because of this but some people don't like my attitude - I always have something to say about everything - and they can't tolerate it. I don't really care, in the end I think I end up helping more people being this way.

The only down side of this all is the criticism I get from my mom. She thinks I'm not that smart since I can't make money out of it.  :(  She said I should find a way to apply this strength into something lucrative. Anyway, I think being a teacher makes me happy enough so I'll just stay put.[/quote]

OP here.  Do you mean that I'm literally talking about you? No, I don't think I am- my friend has not had two careers.  But as I said in my original post, my friend's advice is often on the money.  I envy your confidence, and hers too. I wish I could be more like you.

I think what bothers me is that her life seems too perfect and mine is so not.  Not that I'm unhappy- I'm actually pretty happy and have a wonderful marriage.  But where she cook gourmet meals with her kid and runs to playdates with him, my husband and I struggle each week to cook meals that 3 kids with different tastes will eat, so forget about gourmet meals.  I guess it's just plain old jealousy.[/quote][/quote]

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