Sometimes I have a hard time listening to other people talk about their babies. Only sometimes. During those times, I wrestle my sneer into a smile. It makes me feel like a bad person. I’m not jealous exactly, I’m not resentful, I’m just…sad. It’s like if you’ve never been to Europe and you really want to go, and you have to spend two hours listening to someone’s great stories about their fantastic trip to Paris. Actually that sounds like jealousy. <\/p>\n
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I’m just not a jealous person in my regular life, so this is new to me. Maybe this is one of those times that I’m not supposed to be so hard on myself. Easier said than done. If you pride yourself on being one of the few people in the world who can be genuinely happy for other people…it’s pretty confusing to keep getting punched in the neck with jealousy. <\/p>\n
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\nI used to feel like my underlying emotion was happiness or enthusiasm. Then the underlying emotion was sadness. Now I feel slightly frustrated all the time. Frustrated and overwhelmed. Maybe it’s time to go back to yoga, because this frustration is…frustrating. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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