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Practising Gratitude

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According to modern culture I have not succeeded in fulfilling any of societies expectations. I didn't go to university and get a diploma. My husband is the breadwinner who goes out and earns our households single wage, instead of going out to work I stay at home and nurture the children. For this reason we don't have a brand new car with personalized number plates, we have a 12 year old station wagon with powdering paint on the roof. We don't own our own home which we designed and built with all the new fittings according to the newest trends, we rented the best out of the cheapest houses we could find. The boys don't go to the hair dresser to get hair cuts, they get buzz cuts at home. I don't go to the hairdresser to keep my hair blonde, I touch up the roots at home. Our fridge is not full of deli meats, soft cheeses, gourmet olives and sun dried tomatoes or juices, flavoured milks and any other fancy things, we have tubs of yoghurt, blocks of cheese and fruit for