What Stacey Said

I have a Facebook friend named Stacey.
We knew each other in high school.
She had many more friends than I ever did.

She was always nice to me, but we weren't friends to the level that we socialized outside of school.
She could sing, she was pretty, she had money, and friends, and was basically the kind of person I could never be like.

But we are Facebook friends today.

My other friend from high school, Janet, posted this:

Stacey wrote:

"Jessica lives an amazing life and is an extremely talented artist."

******
I can't see it.

My life is nowhere even close to being amazing.
It's just.... not.
I do paint, that's true, but I'm an unknown with no artistic professional accomplishments and....
yeah. 

I don't think anyone would willingly trade with me, except maybe a few hours so they could get some peace and quiet if they need that, but beyond that.... nope.

I said:
"Really unsure about the "amazing life" bit.... but at least someone thinks so!"

Stacey said:
"You have raised a ridiculously talented child, live in one of the most competitive areas of the country and you make beautiful art for the world while you do it...amazing!"

Well, it IS true that my child is ridiculously talented.
I can't deny that part.

I think, though, that I will look through Stacey's eyes for a bit.

People don't know what they don't know.

I guess I don't know what I don't know, either.