Oh, no, I meant, i'm sad because she can't imagine a place where her parenthood is joyful and rewarding. You're sad because she spends so much time looking backwards. But, I think those are two sides of the same coin - if you only look backwards you can't work with the now.

I think that looking forward *is* different, although perhaps only if it involves trying to figure out what you do with the current status to move towards your dreams.