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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS has received all his college admissions responses, and most of it was good news. Unfortunately, his 15 year old sister is jealous of his results, and she's taking it out everyone by making snide comments about his top choice, etc. I'm nearly certain it's anxiety over her own admissions journey in a few years, but I don't want it to sour our last few months together. Any advice? This is uncharted territory for us. [/quote]

Maybe she feels it creates expectations for her she cannot live up to, or anxiety about having to live up to it. She needs to understand she and her brother are different people, and you need to praise her own path often. My parents forgot to ever praise me even though I was the harder working kid. It sucked. You have to be vigilant about how you treat the two of them.[/quote]

Oh, it definitely creates expectations. They're all in her head, not ours, but thanks for the reminder to keep praising her. Unfortunately, she's mentioned wanting the same path, and I'm really concerned about how things will play out if she doesn't meet the goals she's set in her own mind.[/quote]

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