What to say?

Janny, I love what you said:
“Do have to laugh a bit–we should create some great tales together about what we have done…all the boring minutia explained…“folded six towels and three blouses, six pairs of socks…” THEN I washed my hair with Pantene and CONDITIONED it…Had a fantastic time…have to be a little silly some times…”

I have to contend with all the darn iPhone texts with photos of all my family members, most who are back east but even my sister who lives about an hour from me. Holiday weekends are the worst. We are all on a group text thread, and there are 6 siblings plus their kids plus my father and his new family. It goes like this:

Sister: “What is everyone doing right now? we’re having a great time in Hawaii” [4 photos of snorkeling in crystal blue water, running down black lava sands, neice diving into water]
Next sibling: “We’re in Maine and went skiing all morning and now we are sitting down for a great Italian dinner that your Dad just made!” [photos of ski slopes with my dad and stepsister skiing, photo of huge homemade Lasagna] note: my Dad is 81.

So it goes on & on like this with everyone and I think of typing my great weekend activities like “got out of bed for an hour and took a shower” [photo of new loofah sponge inserted here.]

It’s so nice to have others who understand! And nice to laugh about it!
Starr

I know exactly what you mean. My sister in laws are always posting fabulous pictures of their day trips to the beach and hikes through the woods and so on… I’m like wow I got up and took a shower, go me!

Starr and Tiffany,
Thanks for the good smile and laugh this morning… Lol… I know fibro is no laughing matter but your responses are great!! I too feel exactly the same. I have deleted all social media( months ago) I really felt like it added to my depression. I would see all the great pictures and fun stuff going on and felt so alone. I’m very happy that life “appears” to be so wonderful for so manybut I have a much greater need for true and personal contact, face to face. And since I have deleted all of that I have realized that my only true people to lean on… (For me) is God, my husband and children… And my beautiful 8 grand babies!! Even with all of them , this illness makes you incredibly lonely!!! I’m really struggling with what now? What is my purpose? I guess maybe I’m living it.
I will continue to say I’m fine and go on!
Blessings and a beautiful day for all of you:)
Dyana