A coworker asked me today if I was an empath and I had no idea what that was. I asked her to explain and it was basically “someone who knows what other people are going through.” It’s way off from what I assumed it meant (I thought she said “are you in N-PATH” and I assumed it was a certification program lol). But isn’t this just someone with empathy?
For them those are major milestones which are a celebration of years of work. For you they are a weekend party with your family. It’s okay to not be overwhelmed with emotion when you weren’t involved in that day to day struggle.