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Well this comment is everything. I would pay money for someone to post those words on her next Facebook post. I've also really been thinking lately that I wish someone would post a link to this thread, on her page. I'm sure it would get the person blocked for doing so, but it would be really nice to help point the other Jen followers to this gold mine of a thread. I had the nagging sense for a while that something was off but it wasn't until reading all of these pages that it all began to click.
 I'm mad at myself that I spent years being jealous of her and wondering why I didn't have the close family relationships, the perfect marriage, the fun sounding dinner clubs, the super-close best friends, etc, that she had. She made it look like she was excelling in every relationship and in every department, and it left me feeling lame in comparison.
Now I look at the kind of person she has become, and I think why was I jealous? No I haven't had Botox or plastic surgery or amazing fun trips by myself or with my besties, but I have a husband and children who love me and we eat nearly every meal together; I have sisters and a couple close friends who I text and laugh with daily and grab a meal together when we can; I have a safe and loving home and a church that makes me feel like I belong; and I am thankful for my simple life of love and blessings. Jen made me feel like crap for a long time and I'm not going to let her do it anymore...[/quote]

I've totally been there, sister. I spent way too many years feeling this way and now I'm too "old" to even care. I have my core group of friends that I talk to over text maybe once every few weeks. I just don't have time for any of what she's been peddling and I no longer care. It's pretty liberating and I wasted most of my 30s feeling sad that I didn't have that. 40s? Way, way better...

I went back and read her post from 2013 about being the worst end of school year mom ever. THAT is the Jen I loved and completely related to as I raised many children myself and suffered through the stupid theme days at school, throwing crap into lunch boxes and calling it good in May...freaking loved that Jen! THAT is real life.

I don't even recognize the Jen that exists on facebook anymore. I'm in the trenches of raising multiple teenagers - Jr. High, High School, and College now...would love to follow someone online I can relate to again. I'll take suggestions! [/quote]

Not necessarily a person to follow, but have you checked out Grownandflown.com? It's perfect for those of us who fall in that tween-college parenting stage. Lots of encouragement as well as practical advice about all of the little details. (Their college purchase lists saved me from buying dumb unnecessary stuff.) If you want articles from parents who actually listen to their kids and work through questions together, it's perfect.[/quote]

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