It's like all social media, heavily edited.
On the face of it I have a gorgeous kind dh, two beautiful, clever, delightful children, a pretty house, a decent car, a well paid job.
Under the surface all three of my lovely family have anxiety and regularly wobble on the edge of breakdown, needing verying degrees of support. My kids both have psychological problems, have been suicidal, eatind disorders, OCD. My teens say the cruellest things to me. No one helps with housework, and often I feel like a slave to it.
My job is always stressful, volatile and we all live under the cosh of getting fired and having to reapply for jobs. Bullies reign supreme and cover ups are everyday.
Dh, despite being lovely, sits on his computer morning noon and night. He hates social events and is blind to housework and dirt.
I stupidly bought a 'too expensive' car that I could ill afford in a moment of madness and now I drive it like its made of glass. 😂🤣
Our house needs constant maintenance and is hard and expensive to heat.
It's all about glass half empty/half full. On good days I am very grateful and lucky. On bad days I am miserable and self pitying.