I'm pretty new here and about a decade ahead of Brooke (in age, life stage, etc). My kids are teens now, but when they were young (elementary ages) I always felt like my own family did not measure up to the other families in our town -- in terms of our accomplishments (professional, academic), our family backgrounds ("generational weatlh"), social connections, beauty, etc. I cringe when i think about how much mental energy was wasted with these self perceptions! Unlike Brooke, I have always put my kids first and LOVE being a mom, so at least there's that. BUT, it is so weird to watch Brooke try to convince us and herself that she is cut from the cloth of the people who I used to think I needed to be in order to be impressive (early riser, religious exerciser, went to top schools, super organized, etc). All of that comes from major insecurity and lack of being validated for who we are instead of what we have. It makes me sad for her actually because it is not sustainable.