family

[tjgross]

I seem to have "hurt" feelings. I have 3 sisters. We all use to feel close. Slowly, we have been drifting apart. They have all built new houses in the last 3 years. When we get together all they can talk about is their "new" house. I feel like I don't have anything in common. But I also feel like they are beating a dead horse. How long can they talk/brag about their new house? It's too the point that I feel like scum because my house is not new or big. I go home to my house, and feel aweful. But I know I shouldn't it's me and my husbands first home, we are proud of it. I am proud that We both went to school and have a good education and good jobs. I feel that is an accomplishment. I am actually going to school now. I don't talk too much about my schooling. But we were at a party at my sisters and she acted dumb founded when I said I had to leave early to do school work. She made a comment like.....I am glad I don't have to do that I have everything I want right here. (SHe got her new house by suing a Doctor....I am a nurse and she's always saying how must be nice to be a nurse they make good money) Like she doesn't need to work hard for anything.
Anyway our house is nothing extravagant. Believe me their houses are like what a doctors would live in, and they don't have that good of jobs. Believe me I know! But yet, they have these big beautiful homes.Why am I feeling so down about my home, and how would you deal with that.
It's too the point where they yell at the kids if they put their hands on the wall, or if you walk on their green grass.
It's affected me in ways which I didn't think it ever would. I feel like our house is not good enough so we don't have parties ect. I have noticed how they brag up their house so I don't like to say too much about anything because fretfull I am sounding like them. I feel their are more important things to living/life than having a big house. Like having a family you can call and talk to or cares about you. Instead I feel like I am losing this to "greed".

[Jennifer]

The ones that are confident are the ones that do not brag. Your sisters do not have anyting of substance so they need to brag. Be thankful you do not need to brag and they feel the need to show boat in front of you, means they are jealous.