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Who is living life the right way?

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flowergirl24 · 31/12/2024 14:34

Sister A and Sister B met up over the Christmas period. Their lives have gone in different directions and they are both late 30s. They both have 3 DC.

Sister A works 60 hours a week in a stressful job. She manages to take the children swimming at the weekends but they don’t do activities after school during the week. She has invested money in rental houses, and is concentrating on being able to have a better quality of life in the future.

Sister B works 8-10 hours a week. She has ponies and the children enjoy riding after school. She is not focused on a career at all, but does a lot of driving the children to after school activities. Sister B has expensive cars and is living for today, with no concern for the future.

Who is doing life right?

OP posts:
NImumconfused · 31/12/2024 14:37

I would suggest there's a happy medium between those two quite extreme viewpoints?

MyLoftySwan · 31/12/2024 14:37

Why does it matter? Each has different priorities and if those make them happy then neither is right or wrong.

NewYearMyArse · 31/12/2024 14:36

Neither is 'right'. This is part of the problem in my opinion. Constant comparison - who's doing it right, better....

Each to their own. You do you. Whatever makes you happy.

erihskreb · 31/12/2024 14:36

There is no such thing as the right way to live. Sister B is lucky to presumably have a partner who can financially provide for them.