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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To Jen’s NYE post I would gently reply: Underperform sounds so less-than-expected. Whose expectations is she striving for? I say be real and find joy in the people around you - time with sisters and fabulous food for NYE sounds lovely! Life shouldn’t be a performance! ❤️

Is she complaining that she didn’t get the treatment she wanted on NY day? Maybe I’m misreading it, but she sounds kind of critical of the people who took her in. “Their big fancy neighborhood party”. “What I really wanted was XYZ…”
Ungrateful![/quote]

Completely agree with your first paragraph, and it really underscores exactly why I continue to follow this thread. Since her divorce (and likely long before), she views her role as an influencer to teach us all how to live. It feels like she considers herself an authority since she is the best! Has the best friends! Best family! Previously best husband, now best boyfriend!

Except a lot of us followed her back when she was an example of finding the joy in parenting and middle age. I was inspired by her posts about walking humbly and loving mercy. I've always been liberal, so I cheered her support of the LGBTQ community. I don't give a shit about being the most precious little woman in my suburb, I just love listening to other's wisdom on establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships in this fraught world.

That NYE post is an admission to herself about what the rest of us have known for years: she has no interest in deep connections with others, she only wants us to adore her. And that post was her confessing that she fell short of her own expectations and trying to convince herself that it's ok. Except no one is placing these expectations on her but herself. It's painful to watch this act of hers - there is nothing wrong with a simple post saying "enjoyed NYE with my family! Thanks for the great food, BIL!"[/quote]

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