Underestimated

I guess some people might say that I have it easy, since I don't work at a "real job" like my husband, and I stay home most of the time. However, they don't see all the things that happen behind closed doors. 

There are a lot of struggles that play a huge part in growing up. Just because I don't make the majority of the income doesn't mean I don't have to worry about it as much as Adam. There are bills to pay; electric, water, gas, cable, internet, car insurance, rent. There's gas for the car, groceries, and usually once it's all said and done, there isn't much left for us to enjoy. Adam wouldn't be able to budget if his life depended on it! But that's life. I don't consider myself better than anyone else whatsoever. But I have learned lessons and been through things that a lot of people my age haven't, and I'm so so glad for that. 

Growing up I got what I wanted almost all of the time. I was an only child so I guess you could say that I was spoiled. I think a lot of people take that and assume that things are no different now that I'm married, but they are.  I jumped into a huge responsibility at such a young age, and that was marriage. Adam and I have been through so much more than people know or see because I don't let them. I don't normally like to make my life so public like that, but soon I'll post these blogs for everyone to see, and maybe it will help just one person realize that the real world isn't that they think it is. We struggled for three years to keep our heads above water financially and finally we are in a place where we can relax and enjoy life a little and not worry as much. It doesn't happen overnight. Getting comfortable takes time, at least for us it did. 

When you get married, you become a team, through thick and thin, good and bad, no matter what. You share pain, you share heartache, you share happiness and everything in between, not because you have to but because you want to. Even through the tough times, I have always considered myself blessed to have such an amazing husband. I couldn't imagine going through life without him beside me. Don't underestimate anyone because everyone is struggling; big or small, they're struggling somehow. Don't assume that what you see is all there is to it. There is always more to the story.