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scrapsandsass

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In the song "Don't Let Me Get Me" by Pink, she sings about wanting to be somebody else and/or have a day in the life of someone else, which whenever I hear it, makes me think about what it would be like to trade places with someone else. And of course, that also makes me think about the old Eddie Murphy/Dan Aykroyd movie Trading Places. :giggle

I have a friend who seems to lead a charmed life. Everything is always going her way. Like it is crazy that it happens so much. Sometimes it is frustrating to be friends with her because her life has been so charmed/easy, she doesn't understand what it is like for other people.

I used to think it would be nice to have a life like her's or to just have a little bit of the luck she seems to have... maybe do a remake of the movie... but when I really think about it, I realize that I really wouldn't want that life even though some of the perks would be nice.

Do you have anyone you would want to change places with... even just for a day? Do you have a famous friend or someone who leads a charmed life? Have you ever wanted to swap?
 
My thing is actually more along the lines of wishing I had the confidence that other people have (in my eyes). Or, how they seem so "put together" while I feel like a complete basket case and a hot mess. Lol. I wish, even just momentarily, that I could be in their shoes, so I could be "put together" and have "things in order"... but my life is not that. It takes me a few minutes to realize that it is me, and my view on things, not necessarily them actually having "everything in order", because we all have different battles, ya know? I am humbled both when I speak with some of my so-called put together friends, and hear their struggles... or, the opposite, when someone says something similar to me... "you make this look easy...." "you seem so put together..." "you are doing a great job." People in my life tell me this stuff, and my first reaction is always, "you're kidding, right?" So, I know how you feel, in a sense. I really wouldn't trade my life for anyone else's, and it really is just a matter of seeing things in new perspectives. And it gives me a goal to strive for.... feeling more comfortable and accepting of things.
 
I think the only person I'd like to trade places with for any length of time would be my husband. I always tell him it must be nice to be him (jokingly of course) and he always agrees that it is nice to be him. I think it would be very interesting for a marriage to truly experience life from their perspective for a day or two. :)
 
Karen said:
I think it would be very interesting for a marriage to truly experience life from their perspective for a day or two. :)
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Yes, Karen! That's so true. I think it would definitely give a greater appreciation for what the other does!

As for me, there's no one I'd like to trade places with. My life has certainly not been charmed or easy, but it's been in those most difficult of times, when my mettle was tested, that I found my strength and experienced the most growth. There's a quote I love that says, "I love the woman I am because I've fought to become her." I think that's probably true for most of us.
 
I wouldn't mind a day in my daughter's shoes, but I'd hate for her to have to be in mine for that day! My husband maybe, as long as it's the weekend. I couldn't do his job.
 
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