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[quote=Anonymous]I just had this talk with my teen.

He is dyslexic and saying school is hard is an understatement. His friends, many of them, recently, have had many successes... committing to colleges, getting outstanding grades, winning awards, etc.

I told him it is normal to have the little pang in year heart... jealousy. But, you need to practice letting that feeling go and truly being happy for your friend. Eventually it will become more natural to genuinely be happy for that person and be thankful you are who you are.

For example, Joe just verbally committed to X school. I know you wish you did too, so ... do you want to play that sport? Do you want to be Joe?

It is easy to be jealous of 1 aspect of a person's life .. but do you want the whole package, do you want to be Joe?

Once my son thought about it, no ... he does not want to be Joe or Robbie or Colin. They all have something he does not have but they all have something my son does not want to have. He could not find 1 person that he would genuinely want to change spots with if he could.

But in the end, learning how to be grateful for what you have and not envy what others have is not innate in most people, it comes more naturally the more we practice it. [/quote]

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