I Feel Inferior to My Son’s Friends’ Parents Because They’re Rich and Married and I’m Poor and Divorced

My sense of worth can’t be derived from outside traits.

Photo by Andrey Zvyagintsev

“Kevin’s parents sold their house and made $400,000 in profit,” my eldest son tells me as I drive him to school. Kevin is his best friend. Apparently, Kevin’s parents had bought their house for a…