Just read ... FAMILY JEALOUSY The Shameful Secret behind Abuse and Betrayal
and in particular the section .....
THE UGLIEST JEALOUSY OF ALL: WHEN A PARENT IS JEALOUS OF THEIR OWN CHILD
http://www.luke173ministries.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=39548&PID=466782and the final section on ....
BEWARE OF THEIR "INTEREST" IN YOUR LIFE
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This is a very important point that we must all beware of: many jealous relatives are very good at getting you to reveal personal information which they will later use against you. Be very cautious about what you reveal. They are often shameless in their prying and nosiness. They will ask personal questions and become insulted if you decline to answer. They are OVERLY INTERESTED in every aspect of your life, including details that you consider less than trivial. Remember that this is a COMPETITION, even though YOU are not thinking of it in that way, and how can your parent or sibling compare her life to yours and compete with you if she doesn’t know all the details? If he can’t drag information out of you, he will go behind your back and try to get information about you from other sources or other people. “Minding your own business” doesn’t exist in the minds of some jealous relatives- comparing their lives to yours IS their business.
wish I had known back then !!!!Love, Leah