we all have our good and bad points , but I think these people from your past are not the ones to be in touch with, especially as they are so critical ( and should probably look at themselves in the mirror before they say anything else) They do not show a christian way of behaving at all and I think that you might feel much better getting involved with new people , possibly new hobbies or groups which have no connection to these people from the past. It can be hard looking outside your groups but it does not sound as though they have been at all helpful to you in the past so looking elsewhere would be more positive. Naturally people put their best picture or occasion on show and are less likely to talk about or show their failures, but they are human and of course will have made their own mistakes in the past. We used to say take the story with a pinch of salt, well now we need to say take the emails or pictures on line with an equal amount of salt. Just think , when you look back at photos from throughout your life, you are nearly always smiling or dressed in your best for a wedding or whatever. But only looking at those pictures and nothing else would not give a true view of the whole of your life. That applies to everyone. You have brought up your family and now is a time to look and see what you would like to do and go ahead and give it a go. Good luck with the future
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