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‘No matter what I do, they always criticise’. Was it at an early age that you realised you would never please your parents; you would never be the perfect kid – the one they really wanted. You were never as good as …
Were you always compared to someone else, told they were better than you, brighter than you, sportier than you; they worked harder, got higher grades and were more ambitious and more successful than you.
Now, years later, your parents still talk about ‘back then’ and even now, in their eyes, there is always someone else more successful; someone with a bigger house, more luxurious car, fantastic career, better behaved kids, and even a better partner than you. You can never win.
But even though you have chosen your life and you are happy with it, their comments still leave you feeling hurt and insecure. And the cruellest irony – the one that really gets to you… you still seek their approval. You still keep looking for some sign, some hidden message that they love you and that they are proud of you and accept your chosen path.
But why fight this impossible battle?
Now you have grown up, perhaps moved away and got on with your life you keep less contact with your parents. Maybe the occasional call, the odd visit, a card here and there, or maybe the relationship was so destructive that you severed all ties. You thought that it was in everyone’s best interests to move away. As time has progressed, you realise that when you think about your parents, your thoughts turn to resentment, to frustration, even anger.
Past events are relived, arguments chewed over again and again, until all you feel towards your parents is an overwhelming tide of negative emotions. Though you are all older (and wiser!), the unfinished business and unsaid words eat away at you, damaging your present life. Even if your parents are deceased, it’s not too late for you to resolve your issues surrounding your unfinished business.
It’s also the case that as a parent, you often struggle with your own emotions towards your children.
Disappointments, frustrations, shattered dreams, betrayals and insecurities combine to make for a difficult relationship with your children. You may have feelings of guilt, of having to be controlling, of being over protective even when you know it’s damaging. But you just can’t stop yourself behaving the way you do.
Maybe you are the parent who feels that you have not done enough. You see yourself as the ‘bad parent’ and at times you get that sense of feeling from your kids anyway. Their comments and actions confirm your thoughts and you feel hurt and rejected. You might be the alcoholic parent or the drug taker, even the abusing parent. Maybe your early life was traumatic enough that your negative experiences have influenced and damaged the relationship you have with your own children.
It might be that your actions and behaviours drove your kids away and the knowledge of this has become unbearable, or maybe you did kick them out and years later your emotions towards this are still raw. Perhaps you have a raft of other pent up emotions, that you feel can never be said, but never the less, you know they need an outlet.
Sibling rivalry is as old as time itself. Never the less, the frustration of being the ‘other child’ all your life, the one for ever in the shadows of the ‘chosen one’ is hurtful.
You feel that you are always ‘second best’, that favouritism has always overlooked you and relegated you into a place of inferiority. The relentless comparison has battered your self confidence and has left you feeling resentful and left out.
Family and social events have turn into ordeals and the ‘competition’ takes no account of your individuality, your needs, wants and desires. There is little respect for the choices that you have made in your life and you feel undervalued, unloved and unwanted. At best you get on with your life and you do your own thing, but what you really miss and envy are the kinds of relationship that you see in others; supportive, accepting and most importantly the unconditional love that goes with it.
It is one thing being ‘the apple of your parent’s eye’, but it’s another thing entirely to be constantly up on a pedestal. You can do no wrong; you’re the child that has to be the torch carrier for the family.
You can’t fail – at anything and even when you don’t feel up to scratch, you have to keep up the façade. You see what this is doing to your siblings and you hate every minute of it. You know that what ever they do, it is never going to be good enough.
You think it unfair and every time they strive and then fail, you share their misery, but you don’t have a say in the matter and when you say anything to your siblings they hate you even more. If the burden of being the star is not bad enough, you also have to carry their disappointments as well. You feel self conscious when around them – you modify your behaviour even more, so as not to show them up – but then people complement you on your modesty!
So you find the whole thing so unpleasant that you try and keep separate lives. For the sake of everyone, you try to minimise social contact with your siblings but even then you can’t win, as people assume that it’s because you are ashamed to be seen with them! It’s a never ending cycle of frustration and negative emotions that feed this unwanted sibling rivalry. It can last for years; destroy families, cause great bitterness, resentment and spitefulness that can leave everyone feeling utterly miserable and isolated.

At The Naked Gene Juggler, we are experts in helping you resolve the root causes, triggers and circular thinking surrounding sibling rivalry and parental conflicts.
We understand the limitations that living in the shadow of your parents and siblings brings to your life. We can help you liberate yourself and shine.
• Free yourself from your constant need to seek approval
• Liberate yourself from the frustration of a lifetime of sibling rivalry and parental disappointment
• Find the answers you need to help you finish your unfinished business and move on
• Improve your relationships with yourself and your family
• Resolve your pent up emotions, circular thinking and lifelong anger and frustrations
• Discover your hidden confidence, become self assured and be comfortable in your own skin
• Turn your past disappointments into future success
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