So brittle

Today my MIL said to E, "I'm impressed with Sylvia. She really gets things done, doesn't she?" Best compliment ever, IMO. But in truth, I've been feeling unworthy for months now, a feeling both familiar and foreign. Familiar because I was plagued with it when I was younger, foreign because I haven't felt like this in more than a decade. Who knew my confidence was so brittle? Yes, I'm talking about…