Walk A Mile in My Shoes

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So, the other day I was having a conversation with someone who has kids.  She was a little stressed out about stuff involving her children and she said to me, "Well, you don't have kids.  You don't have the stress that comes along with them." 

True.  Sorta.

I know that she wasn't trying to be hurtful, but this got me thinking.  Ya, I don't have kids, and I can't imagine the stress that comes from those little buggers, but I have stress in my life too.  It's just a different kind of stress.  Just because I am single and childless does not, in any way, mean that I don't feel stress on occasion--or that it sucks any less or more.

I know for a fact that children can be rewarding, hilarious, and a blessing.  But instead of telling her this, I just smiled and said,  "Keep your chin up".  Which is pretty much the same thing I would say to any childless, single person who was stressed out.

Hmmm?

Love,
Nik