Just got a reminder from the universe that social media isn't real

I went to an event recently and ran into a girl I havnt seen in a decade. We had babies at the same time and I remember seeing her happy social media posts with her baby, walking on the beach, looking relaxed and carefree. Meanwhile I was at home stressed out of my mind, looking dishevelled and wondering why she seemed to be finding things so much easier than me. It made me feel so bad about myself.

Anyway, we got talking at this party and turns out she felt the exact same way as me when her baby was little. She thought she was losing her mind. Her baby wasn't sleeping. She cried everyday. She couldnt understand why she couldnt comfort her baby. But she posted nice pictures online to make herself feel better. Which is exactly what I did too. We both talked about being OAD haha. It was such a healing conversation and a great reminder.

Thought I'd share in case anyone here is comparing themselves to other families on social media right now and feeling bad xx