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To ask what is the most ridiculous thing you’ve been jealous of?

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Chillidoritto · 09/01/2021 18:32

As a child I was ridiculously jealous of my 3 little brothers for being boys! Not the usual sibling jealousy but because they got to wear trousers all the time, even for weddings when I got made to wear a frilly dress. They got the type of trainers I wanted when I was stuck with girly ones. But most of all because they had a willy and got to wee standing up! 😂

I used to put a chapstick in my knickers and say it was my willy, to somehow try and compensate!!

My parents (and brothers) love to remind me about this!

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Tobebythesea · 10/01/2021 18:51

At primary school I was jealous of kids who had a nose bleed. All the blood! It was fascinating and I never had one. Still haven’t!

Russellbrandshair · 10/01/2021 18:51

Ha! I just remembered that when I was young we only had awful crappy old cars as it’s all we could afford. My friends parents always had fancy cars. I used to be SO jealous that their indicators sounded cool - a nice crisp tick tick tick whenever they gave me a lift and indicated right or left. Our car had an indicator that sounded like it was too lazy to even bother making a sound- it would make a faint cracking sound then would be silent for ages then went mad clicking completely out of sync.

Jealous of their indicators. Wow, lolol

thosetalesofunexpected · 10/01/2021 19:08

I was bit envious of these two best friends who were older than me at secondary school cause they wore cool shoes for school and their school wear wasn't geeky looking like mine..l.o.l😊

Elbels · 10/01/2021 19:08

It's probably unusual for a 12 year old to be jealous of an aga but I was so sad we didn't have one at home and my friend did. Her mum used to make us drop scones on it and it was so lovely and wholesome. We're still friends 20 years later and I still occasionally go to her parents' house and admire the aga!

ReallySpicyCurry · 10/01/2021 19:15

Oh, another one.

My mum, bless her, would burn a salad, and is no baker.

Best friend's mum was, in fact she used to keep premade sausages of fifteens, rolled up in tinfoil in the fridge, ready to slice up and give to callers with a cup of tea.

It remains the epitome of domestic preparedness. She also gave us chocolate crepes, and freshly squeezed orange juice, on the patio one morning when I was staying over. I thought they were dead posh. Bloody lovely people, they were.

Octopus37 · 10/01/2021 19:22

This thread has made me laugh till I cry and I can relate to loads of it, the nosebleed one tickled me pink, no pun intended.

I get jealous of lots of things, but when my kids were younger, people with parents around who could help, especially Mothers (I lost mine 19 years ago). Also there's someone on my facebook page who really shows off about her life, has two girls, shared interests, loads of quality family time, DH who adores her etc. But, when her Mum comments on her photos that she looks nice, that really makes me jealous, possibly cause my Mum could have done a bit more of that. I' also jealous of people who struggle to put on weight and as a teen would definitely have been jealous of the loosing weight through illness thing, jealous of people who tan etc.

My bestie was the funniest with all the jealousy stuff. When we were about 7 I used to go to Girls Brigade, it was pretty dior to be honest. I had to wear a navy pinafore dress with a badge on it. She had a similar dress and stuck a badge on it with a dog on it. She then told me that he went to Dogs Brigade. I believed her, thousands wouldn't

Octopus37 · 10/01/2021 19:24

I meant dire

OscarWildesCat · 10/01/2021 19:36

I was jealous of a girl at primary school because her name was Karen, it sounded so grown up and a bit exotic to me, my name is Sarah and I was one of about 8 in my year. Karen also had tanned skin and long dark hair and I was pale and freckly with fine strawberry blonde hair. I often wonder what happened to Karen, she seemed so glamorous, even at the age of 5!.

WellThankyouAJPTaylor · 10/01/2021 19:57

My wealthy friend who had not one but TWO Cabbage Patch dolls Envy

Another friend who had lots of My Little Ponies.

I was fairly materialistic Grin

user1471554720 · 10/01/2021 20:37

We lived out the country with no young people nearby. I was jealous of people at school who could socialise at 13 and 14, take buses into town, meet friends, have sleepovers etc. In fact some of these people at 16, nearly had a better social life than me, when I was 20 and working! I think living in an urban area has huge advantages, for a young person anyway, who can't afford a car.

As an adult, when I had young children, I couldn't get a lie in at the weekend. DH didn't do lie ins. He would get up at 7am with them and would expect me to get uo too. I was very jealous of those couples who took turns and each got one lie in a week! Thankfully kids are older and I get up at 9 in the weekends.

Now that kids are older I have some free time so it is not too bad. When kids were younger I used to be jealous of work colleagues whos parents would help and mind grand kids every so often for an hour or two. I would be up before 7am at the weekends having worked and commuted all week. I used to be so tired and would love soneone to take them so I could sit down for an hour. In fact, when one was napping, I would sometimes ask my mother to take the toddler so I could get floors washed. Then I would sit down and relax for an hour. She suggested that I should wash my floors at 11pm before bed, to avoid kids walking on wet floors!!!

samandpoppysmummy · 10/01/2021 20:37

I loved trips to the seaside when I was little, but I was SO jealous of families on the beach who came properly prepared. They had windbreakers, deckchairs, cool boxes and folding tables. And proper picnic food in Tupperware containers. I so wanted to be that type of family, but we just weren't. We were the soggy, sweaty and sandy sandwiches in a tied up Mother's Pride bag kind of family. Sitting on wet towels.

Aspiringmatriarch · 10/01/2021 20:43

I used to be jealous of a little boy who was diabetic and had his own lunch from home which always looked really yummy. Obviously didn't have a clue at the time diabetes was anything serious.

I remember feeling jealous of toddlers and babies looking all cosy in their pushchairs while I was having to trudge round the shops with my mum. Odd for a child, but I've never been particularly energetic.

The worst one is probably feeling secretly jealous of people with eating disorders like anorexia for having enough self discipline to be thin. In my defence I was a teenager at the time and blinded by my own insecurities but that does still strike me as pretty crass!

Canuckduck · 11/01/2021 02:01

I always wanted freckles on my nose. I had a friend who had long, dark hair in braids and freckles and I wanted them. I was pale and blond and burned easily.

As a teenager I was so jealous of kids with branded t-shirts like polo Ralph Lauren etc. My parents would never buy me things like that.

grassisjeweled · 11/01/2021 02:27

Little girl in my class at primary who was skinny, brunette and obviously popular. I was chubby, blonde, bespectacled and not that popular, unsurprisingly.

but I really bloomed as a teen thank god!

RainySaturday · 11/01/2021 02:30

I wanted to wear glasses and took the lenses out of a pair I acquired and wore them like that. I thought nobody noticed they were empty.

grassisjeweled · 11/01/2021 02:31

Oh god I also remember another girl who I was jealous of. She was mixed race and looked like Pocahontas. She was the new girl and joined the school when she was around 10. Instantly popular. She was the epitome of glam, long thick black hair, perfect skin etc.

kwiksavenofrillsusername · 11/01/2021 03:01

Whooping cough. My friend at primary school had it and got six whole weeks off school! I liked school and was a good student but loved the idea of getting weeks off at a time to watch daytime Neighbours and Going for Gold. Also, there was a girl who broke her collarbone a lot and had one of those little slings. I so wanted to break a bone and get some attention.

When I was in secondary school and the film Clueless came out, there was a trend for knee high socks and those pens with the fluffy bit at the end. My mum wouldn’t buy me the socks and Claire’s were always sold out of the pens when I had my pocket money. There was a girl who had several fluffy pens in different colours and I burned with jealousy. Eventually I got one though and used to wave it around so people could see my awesome pen.

EwwwCoffee · 11/01/2021 03:10

@peanutbutterbiscuits

People out running. I am so jealous. I actually feel a stab of anger about it. Especially (and this is awful and I'm quite ashamed) if they are really out of shape and look like they'd rather be doing anything but running. I've run all my life, a 15 miler was something I used to do before breakfast, but a bone issue means I will never run again. I actually lost my shit with DH today as he went out for a 10km run, and wouldn't stop going on about how great he felt afterwards. I honesty wanted to punch him.

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Me too!! I get furious and tearful to see other people run as I want to so much - it’s a really visceral reaction!
caringcarer · 11/01/2021 05:29

I was so envious of children who were allowed pets. I never was. My best friend had a dog and I used to spend hours playing with her. I was always told by both parents when you grow up and have an your own house then you can choose to have them. Now I have 2 dogs and 4 cats and love them so very much. DH is convinced I love them more than I love him.

Lachimolala · 11/01/2021 05:41

My partners ex-wife. Not her personally, but I told her my idea for a Etsy business and she went and copied it. Set hers up whilst I was in the midst of setting mine up (pros of having more money than me I suppose lol) and went on to become widely successful. She didn’t even know said product existed until I showed her one . .

Still to this day I’m pea green of her success at my dream, pathetic I know Blush

SnappedAndFartedInMaui · 11/01/2021 08:41

I was jealous of people who had no dad at hoje, but just had a mother. I wished my dad was dead!

SnappedAndFartedInMaui · 11/01/2021 08:41

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Fifthtimelucky · 11/01/2021 09:30

When I was a child in the 1960s I was jealous of girls with long hair, especially when it was straight, shiny and kept back in an Alice band. My hair was always kept short.

I was jealous of a child in the same road because she had a space hopper (very new at the time).

I was jealous of my best friend at primary school because she had a weekly comic (Mandy).

hansgrueber · 11/01/2021 09:42

@Fairyscary

I was also jealous of people who had kickers!
Every time I see kickers in this thread my head reads knickers and I imagine all kinds of juvenile perversion!
IndieRo · 11/01/2021 09:46

Very jealous of my friend who had Levi's and a Paco jumper. Finally got them to wear one Christmas and by God I lived in them, thought I was the business.

Was jealous that my friends Mam made their packed lunch, mine worked so I had to get my own breakfast and lunch and cook dinner.

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