My mom takes the idea that I should be grateful. For example, I have worked dead end jobs all my life.(in my 30s) I was also a stay at home mom. When I explain to my parents that my current job is not good enough to support my girls and I and I need to go back to school. Her response is well, be grateful you have a job. I couldn't never place it until I started healing, but I find this attitude to be paralyzing. Of course, I am grateful to have some money coming in, but I think I have to be realistic about what is working and not working in my life. In the past this idea of just being grateful has made me feel that if I didn't just accept my lot in life and stay put than I wasn't grateful. I somehow felt superior like I deserved better. Yet, if you can improve your situation through education or gaining new skills than why not go for it?