I have been doing very well lately. But then out of the blue there is something that hurts me.
We had a whole day meeting in the company; I was sitting with colleagues that I don't see very often. Since the meeting was a bit boring from times to times, all of us were checking from time to time our mobiles. At one point I realized that literally all people around me have on mobile covers photos of their kids. It is like an unwritten rule, if you have a child, he/she is always on your mobile cover.
Once again, I felt very different. No photo of a cute kid on my mobile cover.
After sitting for 10 hours, I came come, changed and went jogging.... just to shake sad thoughts away. It helped.
Ugh! There's always something to remind us that we are different.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you went for a jog to get the sad thoughts out of your mind.
My response was also, "ugh!"
ReplyDeleteI've never seen that. None of my friends/family have mobile covers of their kids. And I think I can confidently say that I would never have put a photo of my kid on my mobile phone cover either. Perhaps it's something that just isn't done as much here. Or perhaps it is a reflection of my friends/family. I guess I'm lucky.
Sending hugs.
I am sorry you had to encounter this reminder.
ReplyDeleteJogging has been my remedy quite often, too. It helps me most of the time.
I love "STFU Parents" for this very thing. However, now I insert my dogs into kid conversations every time, probably just to be annoying. Yay for a jog tho xoxo
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