I followed Mrs Meldrum about two years ago got a while then unfollowed (around the time Lee decided to quit his job). ive just come across this thread and my mind is blown at just how much things seem to have gone downhill for this family.
initially, I unfollowed because Mrs M is a “mummy influencer” and as someone who doesn’t have kids, her content didn’t really speak to me (I just liked some of her outfits).
the trouble with putting your whole life online is thatpeople can deduce quite a lot; maybe even seeing things you’d rather not face yourself.
I recall her and Lee had been together from very young. My impression of those two is that it isn’t a good love match; there’s no passion or intimacy there that I can see. I get the impression that Mrs M is a bit of a lost soul without much confidence.
Lee is easy going, let’s her get away with anything andis a bit of a pushover. He was a safe bet for her, so she settled into a comfortable relationship/lifestyle with him.
she’s never worked at forging an identity or sense of herself through being single or having a career. She probably had her lovely children out of a sense of, that was what supposed to happen next, and for a sense of purpose.
The issue with sticking to a comfortable life out of safety and fear is that you never get fulfilment, contentment or event grow as a person. For those who say she’s like a teenager; she is. She’s cocooned herself so she’s never had any real hardship or character tree r building and so no person growth.
another outcome is the resentment we see from her towards lee and the girls. She probably can’t quite put a finger on it, but she is clearly a very lost and frustrated person. The angry teenager that never got a chance to grow.as a result she acts out towards her kids and husband. In all likelihood she needed aperiod to get to know herself instead of losing herself to becoming a mum and wife.
it’s sad viewing in my opinion. She’s only a year or so older than me, but she seems like a lost soul. Mrs Meldrum needs to find a purpose in life and gain a sense of herself - but it’s hard to do that when you’ve got three young children who need you.
my two cents is that Mrs Meldrum is someone to feel sorry for and wish the best for; despite the perfect life she curated online I think it probably masks a lot of unhappiness and confusion, of someone who is very misguided and is wasting their potential.