Why is there so much jealousy in families?

[burntpinky]

Just that. Jealousy and then unfair treatment. Discuss.

Discuss? Like an instruction?

Tell us about the jealousy and unfair treatment in your family.

You’re not going to provide any context?

There isn't jealousy and unfair treatment in my family.

What's upset you op? Do you want to share the details?

No unfair treatment in my family, or jealousy either as far as I know.

To be honest, if an OP says 'discuss' it just makes me want to dig in my heels and say 'no'. I'm not at school any more.

Putting a fiver on op being a middle child.

You start first, OP.

Laziest post ever.

Oops don't think this thread is going the way you want @burntpinky

Definitely not. We're not the perfect family I'm sure but no jealousy that I've noticed.

And yes, being told to "discuss" never fails to rub my up the wrong way.

@burntpinky

There isn’t.

I’m really lucky in that we are the least jealous family you could ever meet.
Zero jealousy amongst us (DM, DD, DS, DB, DFIL, DSIL, DH, DD x 2 & DS

I'm a wee bit envious of my second cousin, twice removed.

Money and abuse, usually

I'm not jealous of my family. Why could that be? Discuss

To be honest there is a LOT of jealousy and resentment and bitter grudges in my immediate and extended family. Would make a good novel. But I'm not going to just randomly disclose all our dirty laundry on command, like I've been asked to write an essay piece.

Because it’s the supreme existential Identity and love struggle being a child and being a parent. Many families navigate it well so it doesn’t even feel like it. Many families don’t.

To answer the question the root cause lies in unbalanced/unequal parenting, leading to serious sibling rivalries that continued on unresolved into adulthood, in both my DM's generation and my own

You're asking us to "discuss" when you've shared nothing at all except a generic statement that isn't backed up by anything, anecdotal or otherwise?

No thanks..

op either say something or realise you've pissed some people off with your 'discuss'

Nothing to discuss in my family though i expect the answer is, as with so many problems, because some people are arseholes, some are shit parents and some are mentally unwell and untreated.