Such a sweet article. So vulnerable! I relate to your feeling of not being where you should be. For me, the feeling I have over and over is that everyone knows more than me, that I’m the ‘youngest’ one in the room/at the table. It’s a bit weird to still feel this way when chronologically I’m often the oldest person in the room!
I dove deeply into this feeling recently and determined the root is growing up as an only child….I WAS the youngest at the table, and likely not valued for my thoughts or opinions. So I’m trying to ground myself more when the feeling comes, and show myself I’m not that little girl at the table with all the grown ups. I’m the grown up now! 😜
oh, Kathleen, thank you so much for this comment. it's a LOT! this life! and this comment hits me right in the heart as we raise an only child… though, somehow I feel like she knows more than me already (and knows it) and I was not prepared for that.
Such a sweet article. So vulnerable! I relate to your feeling of not being where you should be. For me, the feeling I have over and over is that everyone knows more than me, that I’m the ‘youngest’ one in the room/at the table. It’s a bit weird to still feel this way when chronologically I’m often the oldest person in the room!
I dove deeply into this feeling recently and determined the root is growing up as an only child….I WAS the youngest at the table, and likely not valued for my thoughts or opinions. So I’m trying to ground myself more when the feeling comes, and show myself I’m not that little girl at the table with all the grown ups. I’m the grown up now! 😜
oh, Kathleen, thank you so much for this comment. it's a LOT! this life! and this comment hits me right in the heart as we raise an only child… though, somehow I feel like she knows more than me already (and knows it) and I was not prepared for that.