do you find yourself being really envious just seeing photos of other peoples kids?

[anniebear]

Or am I just a bitter old woman?!

Just seen a photo of a little girl on Facebook, parents are friends of my husband but he hasnt seen them for quite a few years

I am pleased for them that they have a gorgeous perfect daughter

But I also get envious looking thinking how perfect their lives seem

How terrible am I?

Thats the side of facebook I dont like

"*** kids slept in till 8pm

*** is watching a film with her gorgeous children all together on the setee

has just got back froma family trip to the cinema

Grrrrrrrrrrrr

Yep I get envious too. But then I think people probably look at my photos and think my life is "perfect" as well.

Photos are picked because they are precious moments, they don't really tell the full story....

I find it much much harder to actually be amongst the NT children, and have to force myself to see even really good friends sometimes, knowing it will be so bitter-sweet seeing them, and their "perfect" children...

Oh the Facebook status updates on their children do annoy the shite out of me too.

Who really cares if so and so is getting x and x number of teeth?

Do you not have a life outside of your children's teeth?

I dont get envious of photos, but like other posters I get upset that DS cant do the things some other children are doing.

I went to Soft Play on Wednesday and while hundreds of other children were running around, using all the equiptment, DS was walking up and down and spinning round in circles.

I don't get envious of photos, but I do feel a pang when I see children my DS's age all playing football together in the park, while my DS wanders off alone, or when I take him to a birthday party where all the other children are having fun bouncing on the bouncy castle etc & my DS takes himself to the furthest corner of the garden where he is totally alone. It is sad to watch - it seems he is missing out on so much childhood fun.