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It's Not What I Wanted

Sometimes, I wish I was somebody else.  Somebody with a normal life. Somebody who lives in the same house for more than a year at a time. Somebody who has a regular, stable income. Somebody whose hair doesn't start to change color in their 20's. Somebody who has a predictable, mundane life. All of my life I had envisioned this picture perfect life - nice home, money in the bank, steady job. I never wanted luxury, just enough to meet our needs and have a little in the bank. I didn't imagine a big fancy home, just something we could call home and that could be a peaceful, restful place. My desire was not for much, just for enough. Seven moves, five years... Four different jobs... Four states... Six different houses... With all of the twists and turns of  this life, sometimes I have struggled with the fact that nothing about my life looks the way I wanted it to. It's just not "normal". Just recently I learned that next year we will be do