Am I Being Selfish?

[Thecooldude2163]

My sister broke her leg recently. Her friend brought her a movie, candy, popcorn, $15 iTunes gift card, and more. My aunt bought her a set of 3 books, 8 boxes (like at the movies) of candy, ice cream, and more. Her friends routinely bring her Dunkin Donuts. My aunt got me a bag of M&Ms. My sister is very demanding and never uses please or thank you. My mom will yell at me and then turn around and be all sweet to my sis. My mom makes my sister a fancy breakfast (eggs and bacon, pancakes, etc.) while I get instant oatmeal. Nobody pays any attention to me. I'm really upset about the whole thing. Am I being selfish?

[Baldric]

yep.

[Samuraisan]

How old are you?

[factor-fiction]

You'll be grateful in later life that you were brought up on oatmeal rather than donuts and pancakes.

[Jackdaw33]

If you are being served an inferior breakfast to that of your sister, then no, I do not think you are being selfish.

[Mamyalynne]

If this extra treatment has only been since your sister's accident then it will pass.


If this situation has always applied then I would feel a bit put out too.

[Tuvok]

"Her friends" - so would you expect your friends to bring her something if you were the one with the broken leg? They would bring you something!

[boxtops]

Is your sister always demanding, or only at the moment? Your mother might be yelling at you because she's worried about your sister.

[daveygh]

Id say lucky rather than selfish - all the junk food isn't healthy for a normal person let alone someone laid up with a broken leg !!!

[sandyRoe]

Porridge is far better for you

[tamborine]

Tell sis she will get fat & spotty with all that junk food & no exercise. Best you eat it cos you can run it off.

Anyway, why cant you cook yourself fry ups & pancakes?

[woofgang]

younger brother syndrome?

[Georgiesmum]

Id be glad to have porridge myself, its so much healthier, and you say someone brought her eight boxes of sweets? what are they thinking of? Are they trying to fatten her up?

[jd_1984]

Would you rather have a broken leg?

[factor-fiction]

I don't think the OP is able to respond- I recall he forgot his password and has since rejoined under another name, unless I've misunderstood

[lcg]

no....just because someone breaks their leg does not mean everyone else has to buy them loads of stuff. especially what you are describing! if nothing else, maybe that partly explains why america is getting fatter - especially if she is less mobile, she will need to eat less calories. stuff does not equal love, and neither does what anyone else buys - why should you have to do what others do? if it were my sister and i didn't really like her, or she was mean to me, she would get jack all. simples.

[lcg]

people should be nice all the time, not just when something happens. you may feel a bit put out at the moment (i.e. feeling a bit unloved), but sometimes siblings will get more or less attention at different times. you sound fairly young and it is normal to feel like this at times. my brother was the golden boy who could do no wrong as a child......but now he is a fat, balding divorcee who gets dunk all day. karma can be cruel, and you may have to wait a while for it to work x :-)