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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom is jealous of me and she doesn't hide it and it's a real strain on our relationship.  It's not over beauty though.  She's jealous of my career - I went into the same profession but got my degree from an Ivy and that gave me more opportunities.  I married my DH, who is also a successful professional, and we have a great relationship.  Our lives are far from perfect but those are two things that my mom feels like she missed out on (professional opportunities and solid relationship with DH) and she's always complaining about what she doesn't have whenever I talk about anything in my life.  And my mom has a great life!  She's not suffering in poverty alone or anything!

It makes me sad that she can't be happy for me or that I need to hide that I have a new professional opportunity - can't really discuss the pros and cons with my mom.[/quote]

Interesting. She probably doesn't even see it as jealousy. I can imagine that I might do this if I saw my daughter succeeding where I'd thought i'd failed. A good reminder to bite my tongue and just be simply happy for her.  She is 2 in July so I have some time to practice. :)[/quote]

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