janradder

I know we don't have identical situations, but when I read this post I get a lot of fellow-feeling because I know what it's like to feel like you're the abnormal one, or family, and to resent other families for seeming to have it easier with their kids. This is a sensation I seem to have frequently, and I can honestly say it's the first time in my life I've struggled with envy. I would have said I wasn't the envious type, but I find myself actively envying parents who seem to be taking the whole thing in better stride than I am, whose kids seem easier, whose lives seem more easygoing and less anxious. I am not sure what the answer is, but I definitely relate, for what it is worth!