I have been informed the sister right above me, the one, who has the life of Riley ( till now) has been JEALOUS of my lifestyle!
Jealous of me? Little old me?
The one that had at one stage 3 jobs?
No life?
Has to holiday on her own ( ok with the woofie too).
Whose kids live 1000s of miles away.
Whose errant daughter thinks she is the worst mother ever?
I know Hollywood makes movies like this, but come on, reality check.
Why would any one be jealous of what I have in my life?
Well, actually one of the things she is narked about is.... what for it , its good.... I've friends!
She didn't make friends at school, she was useless at it, she's 7 years older than me, and its not like she could hang out with my lot. I mean by the time I was heading into high school, she'd left. She had friends, but she always seemed to fall out with them.
She hung about with mother, did her holidays with mother and usually dangled mother from a string to get as she wanted, which was everything.
I am not bitter about her being mother's favourite, I find it ironic.
My 2 other sisters haven't coped even now at 15 +171/2 years older than me, and I keep stating ' Let it go!', but that might say something about me.
But I do find the statement hysterical that someone in fact anyone would be jealous of my lifestyle.
Its always been a case of a military operation for me even to go out and have just a coffee, a time fr clock watching etc.
An example, before we gave up the family business, I had to bribe, persuade one of the sisters to look after mother, and the business. Never the sister who is jealous btw! You never asked her anything as she was too busy doing her own thing.
Lately, for me to go out, I need to drive my mother to eldest sisters 14 miles away then either drive back to the city ( as I did in the festival to go see stuff, and it was the first time in about 20 years I could go!) and then drive the mileage back to collect.
Its still a military operation.
I have a small select bunch of friends.
Some I've had since year 1 in school.
Its people that understand my life style and know I can't drop everything and meet for coffee.
Yes I go on holiday as I forced myself to get away on my own, otherwise I don't get respite from mother. I've learnt the kindle comes too, as there will be a lot of time, woofie isn't exactly the best conversationalist!
Yes I've been jealous of her ability to do as she wishes, with no commitments.
When she was ranting about selling everything and going round the world, I went fine, do it, but take your mother as I am not being left with her 100% of the time, and you've not seen her since April.
But I am not jealous really, oh I'd have liked her wages, and freedom to pretend you have no ties, and the ability that her moral compass has allowed her to think this way.
But, to me her life is shallow, but its her own doing, nothing/ no one made her stay at home and not have holidays etc but herself.
I see that anyone being jealous of me has problems, but not a surprise its her, between you and me she always has had. I arrived in her very precious world when she was 7, the baby, and she never liked that. ( she had to see a child psychologist)
Thanks to her I got sent to boarding school, and just maybe if she'd been sent, she might still have friends, or at least learnt how to make them, as in the boarding house you where with people 24/7 and by heck, any differences had to be ironed out and you had to get on with folk.
So I think that's the difference, I am quite anti social, and can be introverted, but I force myself to do stuff. Ok , sometimes my depression kicks in and I hide and distance myself, but after a while I start again. Maybe she needs to see that's what she needs to do instead of thinking I've a better lifestyle or maybe she should see what kind of life I've have for real!
A good slap???? would that help her!! As you know I have no experience of a big family or siblings, but you always think that the people you can always count on should be your own family. Just as well you have been able to do what you do and get out and go on holiday, I dont think I could be that brave.
ReplyDeletePS must meet for coffee xx