This is an advance warning, this post is one long rant which will probably be incoherent shite. Feel free to hit that little red x at the top right of your screen (yep, that one) if it all gets a bit much.
I'm really struggling to not feel this resentment I have towards my sister (aka Mini-Tart). Tonight I found out that my parents (who are based overseas, approx 19000 kms or 12000 miles from where we live) are paying for Mini-Tart, her Boy-Tart and the three Tartlets to visit them, an all expenses return trip. (This will be the second all expenses paid trip that the've paid for in less than 2 years).
This is just another example of what I feel my sister 'gets' over what I 'get'. (Petty? Moi? Just a bit).
If Mini-Tart's washing machine breaks down? Guess who pays for a new one?
If Mini-Tart wants new outdoor furniture. Guess who buys it.
If the Tartlets want a new bike. Guess who gets it for them?
If Mini-Tart needs a new car. Guess who buys them one?
If Mini-Tart needs a new house. Guess who buys them one? (Yes, they bought her a fucking house!!)
I could go on, but the list is fairly long.
I really try not to feel resentful, but it is getting so difficult. I feel like a petulant child who is stamping her foot and demanding that she gets a toy too. I feel that she gets everything because she has a family, while it appears I get zip. Is it because I'm seen as independent and capable? Is it because I don't have kids?
Whatever it is, I just want a bloody treat now and again! *stamping foot*