Jealous Moms

[Anonymous]

There are insecure moms out there-who need constant reminder about how they 1) are accolade-deserving mothers 2) have "perfect" babies that walk on water by 3 mos of age or 3) a combination of 1&2.
The thing is if you truly are a great mother you don't need to announce it to everyone-YOU know it, and that should suffice. Also, if you are a great mom-you will know that every child is special. Yours isnt the ONLY one...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if any moms get jealous over other moms and their babies. What makes you jealous? I ask because one of my friends and I had a baby a few months apart and she never wants to get together now. Another friend says she is jealous because our baby is cuter. I can't imagine this but any moms feel this way?

LOL - I find it fascinatingly bizarre that your friend doesn't want to get together with you much anymore and it could be attributed not to 1) she is busy; 2) she has a new baby; 3) she could have major stuff going on that you don't know about with her marriage, her job if she's working, her family, health, other friends etc.; 4) she's decided she doesn't want to hang out with you anymore for a gazillion possible reasons....but that she's JEALOUS because your baby is cuter?? WTF?? I think your post answers your own question on why she doesn't want to hang out with you. And it's got nothing to do with the physical appearances of your babies. UGH. This post makes me extra grateful for my friends.

[Anonymous]

I would say that 50 percent of young mothers are insanely jealous of people with cuter babies. I can totally see her friend not wanting to avoid her friend and her cuter baby. This is something that will always be in the memory and your friends decision to avoid makes perfect sense. Of course it's not good to dwell on who has the cuter baby but this has been going on since the beginning of time.

[Anonymous]

the good news is the 75 percent grow out of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if any moms get jealous over other moms and their babies. What makes you jealous? I ask because one of my friends and I had a baby a few months apart and she never wants to get together now. Another friend says she is jealous because our baby is cuter. I can't imagine this but any moms feel this way?

LOL - I find it fascinatingly bizarre that your friend doesn't want to get together with you much anymore and it could be attributed not to 1) she is busy; 2) she has a new baby; 3) she could have major stuff going on that you don't know about with her marriage, her job if she's working, her family, health, other friends etc.; 4) she's decided she doesn't want to hang out with you anymore for a gazillion possible reasons....but that she's JEALOUS because your baby is cuter?? WTF?? I think your post answers your own question on why she doesn't want to hang out with you. And it's got nothing to do with the physical appearances of your babies. UGH. This post makes me extra grateful for my friends.

The English language would benefit from a word to describe people who ascribe envy and jealousy to all those around them. I'll go with self-centered for now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only thing I'm jealous of is skinny moms!

me too!

ME TOO!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only thing I'm jealous of is skinny moms!

me too!

ME TOO![/quote

Skinny mom here- I'd gladly trade being skinny for 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

[Anonymous]

Um, am I the only one who realizes that 80% of these posts were written by the same person? Bad grammar, lots of exclamation points, inane stories...

On the off chance that this is not a sock puppet, OP I have news for you: your friend thinks her baby is the cutest baby in the whole world. From reading your posts I can think of a lot more reasons why someone might not want to spend much time with you.

[Anonymous]

Im jealous of moms with babies who weigh less than mine. Im 8mths pregnant my DD weighs 30lbs and she's only 18mths old!!!!!!! H

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- no I didn't think it was the "cute" issue but I thought the concept of jealousy was interesting. I am so thrilled to be a mom that what other moms have or don't have really doesn't affect me. I just think it's weird that she became so distant. I do know she has been overwhelmed, money is tight, and has no outside help (I do have help). I am lucky to have met a bunch of new moms and made new friends. Oh well, interesting posts anyway!

Why don't you offer to help her out? I really think it's crappy of you and your other friend to even bring up the issue of jealousy over cuteness when she is obviously dealing with a lot right now. Why don't you try being a good friend and offer to help?

No kidding.

Let's see, OP. You've stated from your posts that you 1) have a cuter baby; 2) you are not overwhelmed and she is; 3) money is tight for her but of course not for you and 4) You Have HELP!!!! Oh my goodness, you are SO Lucky!! and of course, you reitrated that yourself because you've 5) met a bunch of new moms and made new friends!!!!!

I'd drop you too. In a heartbeat. You are a pill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if any moms get jealous over other moms and their babies. What makes you jealous? I ask because one of my friends and I had a baby a few months apart and she never wants to get together now. Another friend says she is jealous because our baby is cuter. I can't imagine this but any moms feel this way?

OP you are an idiot. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want to hang out with you because you are shallow, self absorbed and OBNOXIOUS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if any moms get jealous over other moms and their babies. What makes you jealous? I ask because one of my friends and I had a baby a few months apart and she never wants to get together now. Another friend says she is jealous because our baby is cuter. I can't imagine this but any moms feel this way?

OP you are an idiot. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want to hang out with you because you are shallow, self absorbed and OBNOXIOUS.

This is the most absurd OP I've ever seen, but there have been four pages of replies, many of them giving her a run for her money!

I believe a sixth grader posted this and sadly, quite a few moms have taken the bait.

[Anonymous]

This post is 3 years old people!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only thing I'm jealous of is skinny moms!

me too!

ME TOO![/quote

Skinny mom here- I'd gladly trade being skinny for 5 hours of uninterrupted sleep.

Darn, I don't have that either!!

[Anonymous]

Sometimes grandparents can be very jealous as well.