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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have these sort of involuntary mental reactions to - for example - social media posts from friends whose kids are in school full time but they don’t have a job/ anything they do - and they’re just doing nothing. I work crazy bananas hard and always have - and make a pretty decent salary. At one point I stopped working when the kids were little - but got pretty depressed and went back. Am I just jealous of them? I don’t want to be judgmental so why does my brain do this? I’m sure it is hiding a deeper feeling and my therapist has said I need to figure out what is triggering me [/quote]

My husband doesn't work.  He's disabled, though he appears completely neuro-typical to outsiders.  Yet he's had four surgeries this year alone.  Unless you are a close friend or family member you really do not know what is going on with a person.  Try not to assume the worse. [/quote]

[b]Are you saying that it's only ok not to work if you are disabled[/b]? I don't think that helps OP. The point is that there are plenty of able-bodied people who don't work outside the home, but she still should not resent them. There may be occasional outliers who have all this other stuff, but that is sort of besides the main crux of OP's issue, IMO. [/quote]

No that is not implied and was not said.  The POINT was you have no idea why someone isn't working. It's none of your business and your judgment is uncalled for. MYOB[/quote]

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