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 Ever have one of those days when you feel like most people have their lives together and are all the 'in crowd' of life, and you feel like you're on that outside looking in? I get those days a lot. Having one now. 

My point is that many of us sometimes feel like we're on the outside looking in for one reason or another. And if there are many of us, you're not alone  

For what it's worth ❤️ 
 @06d3112a I always feel like that. 
 @06d3112a Their perfect lives are often not only an illusion, but an outright lie, carefully constructed and abusively endorced. I’ll take my outsider contentment. 
 @06d3112a 
I think we all carry around that 7th grade awkward kid who was trying to figure out where they fit in.  

Also, social media doesn't help.  (I'm looking at FB.) 
 @06d3112a 
I never fit in with the in crowd. And I'm ok with that.