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[quote=Anonymous]We talk about envy and jealousy with our DD8. And it comes up multiple times a year. I explain that everyone has these feelings sometimes, and even adults struggle with the green-eyed monster. We talk about how some people have a bigger house than us, and some people have a smaller house than us. Some have more money, some have less. And we talk about how it feels to be jealous and what we can do when those feelings happen. I don’t think it’s helpful to say things like “we could afford that house but we choose not to.” That makes it sound like your pride has been a bit wounded and you’re justifying your life choices to your child. I would acknowledge any jealous feelings and talk about them instead. If dcum shows us anything, it’s that how to deal with jealousy is a life lesson that many of us are still learning.[/quote]
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