https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 23:37:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161106 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:53:07 +0000 LuLu Mom 161106@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH's best friend's wife is pregnant and they have a higher budget than we do, so while we are usually on the same page for stuff, some items they want are way out of our price range! ha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161099 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:41:37 +0000 cyneswith 161099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: Yeah, I really only get jealous about the ability to dress fashionably at reasonable prices. Instead, I live in t-shirts and three skirts I've owned for 6+ years - I can't find anything I like for under $50. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161098 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:39:23 +0000 Mrs. Cat in the Cradle 161098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: The dressing well hit home with me today. I've been feeling so darn sloppy recently! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161092 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:37:32 +0000 Mrs. Cat in the Cradle 161092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rock n Roll: I think that sums up my feelings more. Stuff is nice, of course, but I'd like to not have to analyze every single dollar that gets spent. The frustrating thing is that we are so close, but we just can't seem to get that final boost from just having our expenses covered, to having money to save. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161087 Thu, 17 May 2012 08:33:47 +0000 Mrs. Bee 161087@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get jealous over material things. But I do admire women with great taste that can craft! decorate! dress! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161053 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:59:10 +0000 Rock n Roll 161053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't get jealous of stuff, but I do get jealous of situations. I wish I could afford to stay home, but it's not going to happen (at least not any time soon.) Sometimes after a whole day of work, taking care of the kid, and staying up late to get my school work done, I'll read a SAHM mom's blog and just get SO JEALOUS. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161050 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:45:35 +0000 pastemoo 161050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: On the bee, I do! Everyone has cool stuff!<br /> I'm also jealous to be one of the last that is still waiting for a baby to put in all the cute baby things we do have. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161034 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:22:13 +0000 purrpletulips 161034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do at times but then I put myself back into reality with one of two thoughts - Wow I can't wait until the reality of how hard it will be to clean spit-up off a dry-clean only designer diaper bag sets in (the not so nice thought) or designer items are nice but that isn't what DH and I put our focus on, we'd rather buy the necessity and then put the extra money towards something that will benefit the whole family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161033 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:22:06 +0000 Andrea 161033@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sure, I think everyone is jealous of something at some point. Some of my friends don't work and have live-in nannies. That seems pretty great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-161031 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:18:32 +0000 Rubies 161031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks you guys! I really feel much better knowing that I'm not alone. I felt as though being jealous made me a bad person. This morning, I was thinking about it again, and I'm not so jealous anymore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160900 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:24:37 +0000 heffalump 160900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes and no. We have friends that just bought a huge house with 5 bedrooms, an office, a playroom, etc. I'm not jealous of that because I don't want all that house. I love my teeny tiny house and love that it has character, and isn't all brown and tan like my friends house.</p> <p>But the one thing I am jealous of about their house .... the playroom. I'd love a playroom! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160897 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:21:05 +0000 MamaMoose 160897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@petuniasandpearls: I've spent some money on bags in my day but 1200 on something that has the potential to come in contact with pee and poo is just crazy!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160892 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:17:46 +0000 petuniasandpearls 160892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I found out a girl I know from college is pregnant and has a blog, and I'm following it now and she's due about 45 days before me. Well, she's posting all of the baby gear she's either bought, been gifted, or going to buy. I'm SHOCKED at the prices of the things she's posting and find myself being like "aww I want that!" even though we could never afford it. I don't even know that I really WANT gear at that price point because I know it's just going to get messed up and I'd be upset if something got stained/torn/etc. It's kind of more "if she can have it, why can't I?" even though I know that's lame.</p> <p>She's also getting a burberry diaper bag that I've been lusting over, but I can't justify spending $1200 on haha. Definitely a little jealous there... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160890 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:43 +0000 MamaMoose 160890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally get jealous. Especially of people who can afford a full time nanny. I think be a working mom will make me a happier mom but I wish I could afford a nanny instead of day care : ( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160889 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:16:29 +0000 chopsuey 160889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Luckily I don't get jealous over material things.. I usually appreciate and ooh and ahh over the nice things that other people have.</p> <p>I think it's because I went through a period where I got everything I coveted. I really didn't like the person I was back then (so materialistic). Thankfully it wasn't on my dime :P </p> <p>I prefer the simple life with occasional splurges :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160881 Wed, 16 May 2012 21:03:29 +0000 autumnlove 160881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I get jealous of friends who can take carefree vacations and buy nice things that aren't baby related! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160875 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:57:15 +0000 mrs. wagon 160875@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, and the way I dealt with it was to build up debt and get what I want. Horrible. Definitely not happening this time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160871 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:53:56 +0000 Mrs. Pen 160871@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah.. I get really jealous about other moms who have a great big house to raise their kids in, yard, decorate nurseries, etc while we can only afford a small apartment with no yard. It can be hard to accept that you can't have what other moms do but you just have to Learn to be content with where you are in life. But I have a really hard time with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160868 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:49:12 +0000 mediagirl 160868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used to. I used to get so jealous of what other people had. Then I realized most people really can't afford a lot of the things they buy and they do it for show, not for themselves/their family. That little green monster definitely still comes around here and there, though. :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160865 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:47:19 +0000 Mrs. Cat in the Cradle 160865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, sometimes. We have all our needs covered, but the student loan payments really take away any extra we would have. I got that damn MS to do better for my family, and it is not paying off at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/mom-envy#post-160862 Wed, 16 May 2012 20:39:28 +0000 Rubies 160862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Today I totally got bitten by the envy bug. I was with a good friend who is currently pregnant and she showed me all the stuff she has and received for her baby and I got so jealous! Her beautiful stroller (the one I wanted but was way out of our budget), her custom-made oak wood crib (wowza!), her expensive diaper bag (not my style but still), and so on! I don't know why I felt this way because I have everything I need (and then some!)...</p> <p>I don't like this feeling!</p> <p>Do you ever get jealous of the things other people have? </p>