Can't help but be jealous

[Lemon92]

Im a single parent to one DD, she is nearly 5. Love her to bits but I do long for another DC and she wants a sibling too, she is always asking for one and she would love the company of a sibling. My Dfriend of many years is a single parent and has a 6 yr old, 3 yr old and a very new newborn. She is not with the girls father but she does go back with him to get pregnant so they all have the same dad and then they seperate when she gets the positive test. I can't help but be jealous in a way as I wish for more DC but I can't see it happening. I'm late 20s. Anyone know how I can get past this feeling?

I'm sorry that my comment upset you. I was speaking only in respect of the OP's situation, and her friend's. It was not directed at women who've been widowed.

And I was speaking, honestly, of my own experience as a child, well aware that I didn't have a loving father like most of my friends at school. My mother wasn't a warm person, either.

As an adult, I knew I would never have a baby unless in the context of an emotionally (and financially) solid, stable, loving marriage. I never met the right man at the right time, and so I have no children.

Similarly, I waited decades to have a cat because I wouldn't have one until I could afford to move to a house with a garden and not near a main road.

I am just acutely conscious of the responsibilities one has as a 'caregiver', having been neglected.

@MummytoE Unless you're a widow, you've no idea!!!

@Comedycook You've massively misunderstood my point. By a country mile

A single parent to 3 young kids, doesn't work and uses the ex as a sperm bank? Can't see anything to be jealous of

Op I really hope that this thread has made you realise how sad your friends set up is. Three children knowingly and willingly created to a father who wants nothing to do with them

Please use this as a spur to widen your social circle and your aspirations

I didn’t say she was.

Wow. Imagine being jealous of a societal burden like that.

Having a sibling means nothing. I havnt spoken to mine in 9 years. There is no guarantee they will grow up besties.
I also wouldn't be jealous of a friend like that. He life sounds chaotic and she's lazy. You will show your daughter strength and what it means to stand on your own two feet.