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Animelover10102
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-Me basically with all my siblings, especially my older sister
I guess this happens a lot when you are the second oldest child. Constantly being compared, favoritism, etc..
Apparently, my older sister is better at everything/she gets more noticed. She is better at archery, she is smarter (in politics), she is prettier, she is a better drawer/painter/writer, she is a better pet caretaker, she is a better cleaner, etc..And whenever I do something, either I get compared to her, or go unnoticed.
Or, everyone, (including her) thinks she influenced EVERYTHING about me. Just because we both like the outdoors, science, social studies, writing, drawing, anime, t.v shows, books, music etc...doesn't mean everything is influenced by her. Seriously. I don't like Game of Thrones because she likes it. I like it because it's a freaking good show/book. I don't like Breaking Bad, but she is obsessed with it.
I'm tired of her saying, "well you should thank me for showing you that" or "it's because of me you like that".
I have some defining features. I'm good at instinctive (no sights) archery, I'm good at drawing, I'm good in math, science, etc..(I don't see her in Honors English). And especially spelling. I am known to be a superb speller, having been in at least 3 spelling bees and close to winning all three. She can't spell for honeysuckle. She always asks me. But guess what? That crown was stolen by my younger brother. Apparently, he is great at spelling. So great that he gets mentioned more than me. (Which is a steaming pile of bull). Everyone ALWAYS asks me how to spell. (Even my grandpa and mom)
I'm tired of my interests being outshined by all my siblings. Just yesterday, I was drawing, and my mom came up to me and said, "Oh that's cool! Did your sister draw that?"
I told her "no, I did it."
"Oh, I didn't know you could draw"
That crushed my feelings. FOR YEARS, I have shown her my drawings, and she always pushed them away and praised my sister. I have been drawing for about 8 years, and she never noticed I could draw!
Have any of you lived in your parents/siblings shadow?
Somehow, venting on here is slowly helping my depression. Slowly. Not by a lot though. I still think I need a therapist or something because I am becoming extremely morbid and it's frightening me just a bit.
I guess this happens a lot when you are the second oldest child. Constantly being compared, favoritism, etc..
Apparently, my older sister is better at everything/she gets more noticed. She is better at archery, she is smarter (in politics), she is prettier, she is a better drawer/painter/writer, she is a better pet caretaker, she is a better cleaner, etc..And whenever I do something, either I get compared to her, or go unnoticed.
Or, everyone, (including her) thinks she influenced EVERYTHING about me. Just because we both like the outdoors, science, social studies, writing, drawing, anime, t.v shows, books, music etc...doesn't mean everything is influenced by her. Seriously. I don't like Game of Thrones because she likes it. I like it because it's a freaking good show/book. I don't like Breaking Bad, but she is obsessed with it.
I'm tired of her saying, "well you should thank me for showing you that" or "it's because of me you like that".
I have some defining features. I'm good at instinctive (no sights) archery, I'm good at drawing, I'm good in math, science, etc..(I don't see her in Honors English). And especially spelling. I am known to be a superb speller, having been in at least 3 spelling bees and close to winning all three. She can't spell for honeysuckle. She always asks me. But guess what? That crown was stolen by my younger brother. Apparently, he is great at spelling. So great that he gets mentioned more than me. (Which is a steaming pile of bull). Everyone ALWAYS asks me how to spell. (Even my grandpa and mom)
I'm tired of my interests being outshined by all my siblings. Just yesterday, I was drawing, and my mom came up to me and said, "Oh that's cool! Did your sister draw that?"
I told her "no, I did it."
"Oh, I didn't know you could draw"
That crushed my feelings. FOR YEARS, I have shown her my drawings, and she always pushed them away and praised my sister. I have been drawing for about 8 years, and she never noticed I could draw!
Have any of you lived in your parents/siblings shadow?
Somehow, venting on here is slowly helping my depression. Slowly. Not by a lot though. I still think I need a therapist or something because I am becoming extremely morbid and it's frightening me just a bit.