On The Outside Looking In

Being single and in your mid-30's is not easy. Not when you are completely surrounded by friends who all seem happily married and have kids.

Today I went to a really good friend's daughter's 1st birthday party. As the guests started pouring in, all I noticed was the young families, all around my age. The mom's sat together talking about their children. Some had 1 kid, some had 2; and two of the women were pregnant with their second. The husbands were sitting outside holding and playing with the kids and when dinner time came around, all the couples got together for the not always so easy task of feeding their child/ren. There were moments when everyone was outside and I stood in the kitchen watching from the window...feeling like I was on the outside, looking in. The life I have wanted for so long, being played out in front of me...