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By Rubies May 16, 2012

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!)...

I don't like this feeling!

Do you ever get jealous of the things other people have?

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Mrs. Cat in the Cradle
GOLD / kiwi / 613 posts

May 16, 2012

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.
mediagirl
hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts

May 16, 2012

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.
Mrs. Pen
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts

May 16, 2012

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.
mrs. wagon
blogger / watermelon / 14218 posts

May 16, 2012

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.
autumnlove
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts

May 16, 2012

Yes! I get jealous of friends who can take carefree vacations and buy nice things that aren't baby related!
chopsuey
hostess / wonderful honeydew / 32460 posts

May 16, 2012

Luckily I don't get jealous over material things.. I usually appreciate and ooh and ahh over the nice things that other people have.

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

I prefer the simple life with occasional splurges
MamaMoose
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts

May 16, 2012

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 : (
petuniasandpearls
cherry / 220 posts

May 16, 2012

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.

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...
MamaMoose
GOLD / squash / 13464 posts

May 16, 2012

@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!!!
heffalump
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts

May 16, 2012

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.

But the one thing I am jealous of about their house .... the playroom. I'd love a playroom!
Rubies
hostess / eggplant / 11068 posts

May 17, 2012

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.
Andrea
GOLD / wonderful coffee bean / 18478 posts

May 17, 2012

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!
purrpletulips
pomegranate / 3414 posts

May 17, 2012

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.
pastemoo
cantaloupe / 6146 posts

May 17, 2012

@Rubies: On the bee, I do! Everyone has cool stuff!
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.
Rock n Roll
kiwi / 678 posts

May 17, 2012

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.
Mrs. Bee
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts

May 17, 2012

I don't get jealous over material things. But I do admire women with great taste that can craft! decorate! dress!
Mrs. Cat in the Cradle
GOLD / kiwi / 613 posts

May 17, 2012

@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.
Mrs. Cat in the Cradle
GOLD / kiwi / 613 posts

May 17, 2012

@Mrs. Bee: The dressing well hit home with me today. I've been feeling so darn sloppy recently!
cyneswith
persimmon / 1202 posts

May 17, 2012

@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.
LuLu Mom
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts

May 17, 2012

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

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