Are you happy with your sister or your brothe achievements?

@bulastika (5966)
Philippines
February 3, 2010 3:59am CST
Yeah my sister pass her license exam and I don't or my brother is now a basketball athlete while a year ago I was not chosen. I know and I don't have a doubt that when your sister or brother achieve something that you failed. I know you are happy for them. But once you are alone in your room or have time to reminisce do you wish that its was you and not your sister or your brother? Come on don't tell a lie are you/ Then you feel guilty of your feelings? Because same time you want also what is good for them?
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
3 Feb 10
hello bulastika, i guess its a normal feelings to feel a bit envy (well i don't know if its the right word to use here) for their achievements specially if we fail in that field. and it will even give us a thought of what is wrong with us...haha but of course we can also take it positively & will take as a challenge to do better the next time. or maybe just think that its just not for us and we can also achieve in other fields... for me, i am always happy whenever my brother achieves something and i am really proud of him...well actually, things like these will never be an issue between me & my brother coz we have 10 years gap! and i already accepted that he's really better than me academically & he achieves more than me. and i am happy with that and i know that both of us do have our strength & weaknesses in some fields, and so we are just supporting each other...
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
Wow congrats. I just notice you have almost 3000 plus post and reply wow. Congrats. How long have you been in mylot? .. Yeah I think its normal. We are born to be competitive. That our natural instinct to survive is to be the best. I'm also happy to be second in everything beside their will be no first if theirs no second right? lols. .. Wow 10 years gap? What happen between that 10 long years? So who is the oldest? You? or your brother?
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
I see. Sorry to hear that. If they survive then theirs time two happy people in your family. I will sorry to your younger brother. I can relate to him. Right now he has two mother. Your mom and you. lolz. because of 10 years gap is very wide. He has no choice but to treat you like a super big sister. Not like a friend sister..hehehe
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@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
yeah, only if they survive, we are one big happy family! hehe but i think if they survive, my youngest brother will not be here...coz my parents don't really like many children coz they think that they can't afford to raise big family... actually having my youngest brother is kinda just an accident...hehe well, don't be sorry for my brother. coz he also receives double motherly love! hehe and i am not that bad sister...we are still friends...and i know that he loves being my brother! hehe coz i give him what he ask as long as i can...
@adoremay (2065)
• Philippines
3 Feb 10
If you want, do answer your question and don't tell a lie too. Are you happy? I prayed and recited a novena for my sister for her to have the license. I prayed for the other sister for her visa to be approved. In that case, I am happy to what ever they achieve in life. I also want them to experience and achieve everything best in life.
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@adoremay (2065)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
It had been recited.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
Wow it nice to have a sister like you. Can you pray also for me to be successful in anyway I do? And also away from hard if possible and keep away from bad friends and find new good friends? Also a healthy business future for me. Thanks if you don't mind.
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
Thank you to be honest its works. A friend of mine just call me and now we are putting up a business. My online earning is also starting to pick up. I think this year is a good year for me. .. Thanks again.
@zandi458 (28102)
• Malaysia
3 Feb 10
I am only human to have that envious feeling towards my siblings who have achieved something better than me but at the same breath I am happy for their success. At least I share their popularity in any of their achievements. Luck may not be with me this time around but will try harder to reach where I failed.
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
Yeah me too. Its not fair sometimes that they do it the easy way and we do it the hard way but still we failed. But I think luck is not in our side. I'm happy for them too. But same times somethings I think I deserve more than my sister. But that luck and we have our own luck someday.
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@hexeduser22 (7418)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
I don't envy the achievements of my brother/sister or even my cousin for that matter because I want to motivate them more and push them at the top of the pedestal. For me their achievements are my achievement too. If they are on the top and I know they don't need me I don't force myself in their lives anymore. I have a dream for myself but if I see another person more worthy of it I give way. I only want to live a simple life so maybe that where I get my contentment from.
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
Wow it nice to hear that from you. Its hard to find a brother or a cousin like you. I think you are more of a provider in your family. So the more your brother and sister become successful the less you spend financially for them. Am I right?
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@maria1081 (1251)
• Philippines
5 Feb 10
Ofcourse I'm happy with the achievements of my brother. My father told me and my brother to love one another, to help one another since we're the closest kinship beside from my parents. And whatever my brother's achievement I also benifit from it so why envy him.
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
Hahahaha.. Your right. Your brother achievement is your achievement as well. I wish I have a brother like him..lols. Family have different personality. Some has competitive attitude. Its also good because you give your best all the time to be on top. Same time it develop competitiveness in our attitude. Bad effect is that we sometimes step other just to achieve our goal. Other family help each other. Its also good it develop closeness and bonding with family members. Bad side is that theirs no room for improvement. No competitive mind set.
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@kyel_11 (1069)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
it's normal to get envy sometimes but yes i am happy with their achievements. i believe they feel the same way too when I achieved better than them. we all have different talents, others may be good in dancing but not in singing, others may be good in math but not in english. no one is perfect so we just need to nourished the talents we have.
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
Yeah you are right. I think what triggers it is more on our competitive side rather than envy feeling. Its our nature to compete and its our nature to be the best in any field. That how we become the most successful animal in the planet. Because we have ambitions.
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@gracie04 (4549)
• Philippines
3 Feb 10
I am not envious of my brother's and sister's achievements.. my sister's a dean lister at Makati Medical School.. She's taking up Bachelor of Science in Nursing.. If I am not mistaken she's included at top 10.. I am so proud of her.. she's indeed a beautiful smart lady.. :) i just don't like her cranky/moody attitude.. it makes me sick at times.. :p
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
Wow I'm happy for your sister. top 10 is very good achievements and beautiful too? Can I have her number? Just kidding. A top 10 and beautiful face is a deadly combination..lols. . .. hahaha.. But you don't like her cranky/moody attitude? Why who is older? I think her attitude is result of her achievements. I mean she work hard for it. And she have no time to enjoy herself and all the pressure mounting and stress to maintain or surpass her achievements can really make us cranky and moody..
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@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
4 Feb 10
Yes, I'm happy for them whenever they achieve something. However, I can be jealous of them sometimes, too. I know jealousy isn't good for you and it only hurts you worse than it does them. I think it's normal to be jealous sometimes, though. You naturally wish you had things they did. Kathy.
@cyrus123 (6363)
• United States
6 Feb 10
"Kathy" is my real first name. It's just the way I sign off. When I first joined mylot, I had a hard time trying to come up with a username because most of the ones I could think of were already taken. Since I like Billy Ray Cyrus so much, lol, I thought I would try "cyrus", and bingo,lol I finally thought of one that hadn't been taken and they (the mylot administration) let me use it. As for the jealousy thing, I have an older sister who has had a problem with her weight just about all of her life. She joined Weight Watchers in 1973 and lost quite a bit of weight. While I was proud of her, I couldn't help but feel somewhat jealous at the same time because I needed to lose some weight, myself. I never was as big as she was. However, I did join sometime later and I lost quite a bit myself. I felt better as a result. I hate to say this but she has gained her weight back since. Well, I might as well admit it. I've gained mine back, too. However, I do try to watch what I eat most of the time. I think it's normal to gain weight the older you get. Kathy.
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
13 Feb 10
Yeah. I'm an obese type II before so I can relate.lolz. Right now I'm just overweight so its a big achievement in my part. I'm still trying to loss weight but I think this is the lowest weight I can get. .. It a nice name Kathy. Keep your weight down. Right now I have back pain, hearth problem and liver and kidney problem because of food.
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@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
who is Kathy? lols. Yeah I know. Its natural I think. I think its not normal if you don't feel jealous or envy. Its only mean one thing. That is you don't have feeling toward your family or friends. ... I always wise it was me. But it also give me strength. Because their achievements only prove one thing. That is attainable.
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@siliguri (4241)
• India
16 Feb 10
I'm delighted very much when my brother achieve something that feel me proud and i give thanks to my god for giving such a nice brother to me....
@bulastika (5966)
• Philippines
17 Feb 10
I'm happy for you too. It nice to have a kin like you. Sometimes what we all have is our brother or sister when their is trouble and when theirs envy then its hard to approach them.