[Music] the grass is always greener on the other side hey Trisha did you see Mia's last Instagram post oh yes she posted a picture with her parents they looked fabulous together she is so lucky have such a beautiful family yes she is and did you hear about her getting a full scholarship she's so [Music] smart Ivy glances over and spots Mia a stunning girl surrounded by her friends They're laughing complimenting her Mia I saw your performance at the talent show you're so talented I wish I could sing like you yeah you're incredible how do you
do it all you guys are too sweet but honestly I just try to keep up with all of you why can't I just be like her why do I have to be me who are you talking about now Mia obvious iously she's perfect Rich smart beautiful and popular it's like she stepped out of a magazine perfect please you know what they say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence things aren't always what they seem to be I just wish I could trade places with her even for a day you're great
the way you are you don't need to be someone [Music] else Ivy's stomach Twisted with envy and deep down she wanted to be a part of that world to feel that kind of Happiness a week later Ivy was walking home when she spotted Mia by the sidewalk clutching her chest eyes wide with panic Mia what's wrong I I can breathe inhaler my Handler's in my B back hold on where is it bottom pocket hurry got it breathe just breathe oh thank you what just happened you scared the life out of me I thought you were
Invincible Invincible Oh no you're wrong I have asthma it's just I try to keep it under wraps you know I had no idea I thought you had the perfect life my life is far from perfect on the contrary I'm having a tough time right now my parents are going through a nasty divorce it's been really hard on me what but I saw your post you all looked so happy it's just for show they put on a smile for social media behind closed doors it's chaos everyone thinks I have it all but it's just a mask
the pressure it gets to me sometimes you mean you've been struggling this whole time trust me it's not all it's cracked up to be I struggle just like everyone else everyone has their battles Ivy just because it's not visible doesn't mean it's not there but you're so popular and talented it seems like you have it all together it's tough I'm constantly worried about not living up to expectations I guess I've always envied you I thought you had it all you shouldn't Ivy you have your own strength you helped me when I needed it that's pretty
amazing you are a wonderful person maybe I should start appreciating my own life instead of wishing for someone else's exactly Embrace who you are you might surprise yourself yeah we're not so different after all I could use a friend who knows how to navigate this whole High School thing deal I'm glad you were here today it's nice to know someone cares thanks Mia I think I needed that anytime Ivy let's hang out sometime I'd like that Ivy looked at Mia seeing her not as a perfect figure but as a girl just like her with struggles
and fears as they continued down the street Ivy felt lighter she realized that her life with its quirks and Imperfections was more than enough no more wishing for someone else's life she was finally happy to be [Music] herself comprehension questions hey Trisha did you see Mia's last Instagram post oh yes she posted a picture with her parents they looked fabulous together she is so lucky to have such a beautiful family yes she is what did Mia post on Instagram she posted a picture with her parents why does Trisha considers Mia lucky because she has a
beautiful family and did you hear about her getting a full scholarship she's so smart Trisha mentioned something exciting about Mia what was it she got a full scholarship and what does that say about Mia it means she's really smart Mia I saw your performance at the talent show you're so talented I wish I could sing like you yeah you're incredible how do you do it all you guys are too sweet but honestly I just try to keep up with all of you what did Mia's friend say to her after her performance they complimented her and
said she was talented what did Mia imply by saying she just tries to keep up with her friends she means that she doesn't think she's better than anyone else who are you talking about now Mia obviously she's perfect Rich smart beautiful and popular I just wish I could trade places with her even for a day what does trade places mean in the text it means to switch lives or situations with someone else why do you think Ivy wishes she could trade places with Mia even for a day because she thinks Mia is perfect Rich smart
beautiful and popular you know what they say the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence things aren't always what they seem to be you're great the way you are you don't need to be someone else what idiom did Olivia use to suggest that things might not be as perfect as they seem she said the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence what does that idiom mean it means that people are never satisfied with their own situation they always think others have it better what does Olivia say to
comfort Ivy Olivia told Ivy that she's great the way she is and she doesn't need to change a week later Ivy was walking home when she spotted Mia by the sidewalk clutching her chest eyes wide with panic what did Ivy see that made her stop she spotted Mia by the sidewalk Mia what's wrong I I didn't breathe what happened when Ivy spotted Mia Mia was having trouble breathing and was really scared why do you think Mia was feeling this way because she had an asthma attack hold on where is it bottom pocket hurry got it
what did Ivy do when she saw Mia in distress Ivy helped her find her inhaler what is an inhaler and why did Mia need it an inhaler is a device that helps people with asthma breathe better Mia needed it because she was having an asthma attack where did Mia say her inhaler was bottom pocket of her backpack breathe just breathe oh thank you what just happened you scared the life out of me how did Ivy react when she found the inhaler Ivy told Mia to breathe and helped her use it when ivy says you scared
the life out of me what does she mean she means she was really frightened by what was happening to Mia it's just I try to keep it under wraps you know I had no idea I thought you had the perfect life what does Mia mean when she says I try to keep it under wraps she means she tries to hide her struggles and not show how hard things are for her why did Mia kept her struggles to herself she felt like she had to keep it hidden because she's popular and everyone thinks she has a
perfect life my life is far from perfect on the contrary I'm having a tough time right now my parents are going through a nasty divorce it's been really hard on me what did Mia reveal about her situation at home she mentioned that her parents are going through a nasty divorce what but I saw your post you all looked so happy why was Ivy surprised to hear about the divorce of Mia's parents because she thought they looked happy in the post it's just for show they put on a smile for social media behind closed doors it's
chaos Mia explained that it was just for show what did she mean by that she meant that they pretend to be happy online but it's not true in real life you mean you've been struggling this whole time I had no idea I thought you had the perfect life I thought you were Invincible how did Ivy feel when Mia told her about her struggles she was surprised to learn that Mia struggles just like everyone else she thought Mia was invincible what does invincible mean in the context of their conversation it means being unbeatable or not able
to be harmed Ivy thought Mia was strong and could handle everything I struggled just like everyone else everyone has their battles Ivy just because it's not visible doesn't mean it's not there what important message did Mia convey to Ivy about struggles Mia said everyone has their battles even if they're not visible maybe I should start appreciating my own life instead of wishing for someone else's exactly Embrace who you are you might surprise yourself yeah we're not so different after all what did Ivy realize about her own life after talking to Mia she realized she should
appreciate her own life and not wish for someone else's she also realized that Mia and her are not so different after all what advice did Mia give Ivy Mia told Ivy to embrace who she is and that she might surprise herself what is the main message of the story everyone has their own battles even if they don't show it I could use a friend who knows how to navigate this whole High School thing what does it mean to navigate this whole High School thing it means figuring out how to deal with the challenges of high
school as they continued down the street Ivy felt lighter she realized that her life with its quirks and Imperfections was more than enough no more wishing for someone else's life she was finally happy to be herself how did Ivy feel after their conversation Ivy felt lighter and realized she was happy to be herself [Music] [Applause] [Music] thanks for watching and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more videos like this
