She'd absolutely hate me....I met my husband 40 years ago when I was 18....next Monday we celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary....in The Maldives
we've definitely had our share of ups and downs over the years, deaths of both sets of parents , ( my dad died v suddenly 2days before my 21st birthday and didn't see me graduate, marry or see his grandchildren)
We've supported each other throughout 6 sets of degrees(undergraduate and postgraduate) , miscarriages x2, abortion when we should have know better, hysterectomy aged 44 , extended stay in psychiatric ward for 5 months when husband had total breakdown aged 37 - necessitating a total change in career aged 39 and had to declare himself bankrupt and I had to support the family....chronic illness for me requiring total isolation during covid as I was on immunosuppressant medication ( and still am)
We have 3 wonderful children now grown up who have had their own struggles but have all graduated with fantastic degrees and now doing v well for themselves and I couldn't be prouder and they were all breastfed until at least 18 months! ....all have travelled extensively and our 2 daughters have both worked abroad for extended periods ( eldest in China for 3 years and youngest who is 25 is currently working in Bali )
Without being too clichéd, I couldn't imagine doing all this without the support of my husband and best friend ....we're now of an age that we're finally debt/ mortgage free ( yay!) and can look forward to some financial security in our future retirement ...we've also travelled extensively but don't need all the trappings of success to be truly happy
Trashley just seems bitter and resentful and hasn't a maternal bone in her body and is so materialistic and doesn't appreciate the small things in her life which can mean so much
oh and my Mum only met my dad when she was 37 - and had me when she was 40! ...( and was a successful businesswoman in the 50's and had her own house!) so there Trashley