Are you proud or jealous of your siblings' achievements?

Question

Or both? Do you feel in competition with them?

Answer 1

I love all 5 of them and as the eldest I often feel motherly, especially towards the youngest, and love them to acheive. I helped my middle brother to get into uni last year, I employ my sister who is in college studying alternative health which I so wanted to do. The sister and brother below me both earn better money and the other brother is married to a beautiful character who I already love as another sister. She is training to be an OT which I also looked at doing.
They in return support me by visiting my cafe and lending a hand when we are too busy. They have no children and spoil mine rotten.
There is no jealousy, even towards the one brother who still gets away with sitting on mum's knee and the baby sister who can wrap mum and dad round her little finger. We love them for those traits.

Answer 2

I'm proud of my brother. We were both keen musicians but I never really had to talent to do anything with it. I am just an at-home mum now and rarely ever sing or sit down at the piano (don't have the time or the motivation these days).

He did have the talent and he's currently studying at a major UK Conservatoire.

I do feel a teensy bit jealous because I would have loved to have done that, but like I said, I just didn't have the talent. But I'm glad my brother's doing it and I hope my son will grow up to be musical too.

Answer 3

Very proud I love my brother but his fiance is a lazy arsed *****! I could never compete with him, Im not jealous of him, as if I ever need anything I just need to ask. He is the greatest! I looked out for him when he was down on his luck and now he does it for me. Being a single mum he has even offered to pay my mortgage (but i wont accept). Now there is a fab big bro. Family is everything and there is no room for jealousy or competition, it gets in the way of everything else.

Answer 4

I'm really proud of my sibling's achievements, and tell everyone about them...partly I'm sure because it reflects on me! My brother's so smart and good etc., so I must be too eh? Nevertheless, I did feel a twinge of envy now and then when my parents praised him for something and didn't follow it up with some praise for my achievements! I have never felt in competition with him...I knew that my parents loved us both equally somehow.

Answer 5

Proud.
When I was younger, we were constantly compared, so there was competition.
But, I have come to realization that I am my own person and although my sister receive straight A's at a top notch school and is fluent in three different languages and I had C's and D's, she has problems elsewhere in her life like with relationships, whereas I'm happily engaged to the man of my dreams.
No one is perfect. I wouldn't trade my life with either of my siblings but I am proud of them for their accomplishments.

Answer 6

Never jealous always proud of them because I was afforded the same opportunity to be as successful as them. Never ver be jealous of your family. Family runs deeper than that.

Answer 7

No, I don't feel like I am in competition with my brother. We have both had our screw ups and we both had success.

Answer 8

I am very proud of both my sister's & their acheivments. They have both worked very had to become what they are & deserve every success that life brings them.

Answer 9

I have no need to be in any competition with my brothers & sisters.

Answer 10

They envy me more than anything, but I don't even feel in competition with them.