Stick It

A while back, a single friend and I had a funny (and healing) talk about the stick-figure family trend. We both felt rubbed the wrong way by the stickers, then a little embarrassed by our own apparent envy, but then still annoyed. They present such a small and conformist slice of life. Can we get more creative here?

How about stickers of a woman surrounded by doctors and syringes (a picture of our own infertility treatments at the time)? It could work for other medical problems, too! What about the unhappy couple, backs to each other, both on their phones to someone else? Or the happy but long-distance couple, stuck on opposite sides of the car?

Don't get me wrong; I truly don't wish troubles on anyone or expect anyone to wear them with pride. But we all have some. The people I respect and envy most tend to be the ones who acknowledge it and keep moving forward all the same.