My mom said something interesting to me the other day. She told me that she's afraid if either of my brothers had a baby any time soon she thinks I would be upset, sad and resentful. Considering both of my brothers are younger than I am ( 20 and 22), I don't think they will have kids right now but you never really know. I have been insisting that my youngest brother is 8 for many years now because I just don't want them to grow up) I'm pretty sure that I would be happy for them however, I can see why she may be concerned. When I think about it I have only had a difficult time accepting two people I know becoming pregnant and believe me there have been many more than that over the last three years that have been. In both cases where it was hard I had a specific issue with that person that made it difficult. Any other times I have been very happy and even organized or participated in their baby showers. Sure I'm gonna be just a little sad, but the people I love deserve children and happiness (not that one denotes the other) and I always smile to hear they are lucky enough to procreate.
If you are in a similar position how do you feel? Are you upset when someone near you gets pregnant? Is it only specific people or situations? How do you handle other people's perceptions of your feelings?
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