do u feel jealous of ur siblings

My sister has been married to the same man for almost 18 years, I am divorced. My sister has all her kids by the same man, I don't. My sister owns her own home and her own business. I rent and my only job is my 3 kids, my boyfriend, and my 3 dogs. I am not jealous at all, truthfully. I am thankful my responsibilities are few, my bills are low, and my kids are happy. Her oldest boys are about tearing their own skin off waiting to be old enough to get out. My kids enjoy being with me. No, I am not at all jealous. The problem starts when she comes over and starts questioning me and telling me how I could make my life better. My life is perfect as long as my home is happy.

I feel sort of jealous of my younger brother, mostly because he's ALWAYS done better than me and my mom has ALWAYS been prouder of him than me! My mom is so completely jealous of her own younger brother, who has a lot more money, goes on expensive vacations, and has a lily=white, perfect little family. Also because her parents like her brother better. She calls him "The Prince." But she thinks I am annoying for being jealous of MY little brother!

well harsha there are two ways or rather two aspects of looking at this question......as an individual and as a family bearer. i'm 24 and i have a younger sister who's always been the star of the circle whether it be in school, college or even amongst family friends. you can always refer to the discussion started by me becoz our problems are similar if not the same. my sis is highly accomplished and is more of an outdoor person, which means her talents and skills are always visible to other people whereas my acheivements,i being more of an indoor types are praised but never really there in the limelight. I can assert with full conviction that i am not jealous of my sister yet it hurts when i spot the bias in my parents' attitude. i don't mean to say that they're overtly prejudiced but it shows in the small things of life and that is what hurts. the bottomline is i love my sister very much and i'm not jealous of her, i do not and would not ever covet her accomplishments; but therein lies the difference between a single person and an entire family. since you are an indian u must be fully aware of the close knit indian family system; in such a family if ever one sibling is better than the other the comparison is not only between them but also between their families. this unfair comparison takes its roots amongst the family members, raises jealousy within the person and causes him to envy his sibling. i do not what is likely to happen when i and my sister have our own families but i guess in india this situation is most likely to occur amongst the males, being the earning members ina majority.