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[quote=Anonymous]I realize what I’ve been doing wrong. I’ve been looking at Jen thru the lens of respect for the person who wrote 7. That person had some meaty challenges, and brought things to my attention I’d not heard before. This gave her credibility in my mind. I looked up to her for the things she portrayed herself to be: happily married wife, devoted mother of 5, cherished daughter, sister, friend, Bible scholar and pastor, successful writer and speaker, champion of the little guy (adopted kids, ministry to the homeless, defender of the marginalized) 
To a large extent I think the above were true but they were also full of mixture. Which is the truth for all of us. I take responsibility for buying the myth. 
Once I removed this layer protective trust and respect I realized Jen’s just a middle aged woman trying to stay relevant and build a little nest egg to carry her into old age. I look at her odd posts now with a sense of mercy as I see the desperation to be young, cute, adored, respected. It’s like those purple hat ladies, they had this clique to say we matter and we don’t care what you think. Jen’s trying to carve this out with her “community.” It’s ok Jen, time and tragedy finds us all, you don’t have to always be winning. Sometimes admitting defeat is the highest form of success. I’m sending her off into life coaching/influencer land hoping she finds her true voice and it’s gracious and humble, free from narcissism and grandiose savior behavior. [/quote]

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