Is it normal to not be as successful as your siblings?

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I made a lot of mistakes this year that my family is still getting on me about. One of those things is wasting 2 years of my life with a guy who never loved me.

I wasn't athletic like my older siblings in high school and I didn't graduate at the top of my class (I was third but I wasn't featured on the news like my siblings were).

I keep thinking that if only I put forth more effort instead of trying to be happy, then I would have been successful.

I shouldn't be taking this seriously, but I wish that I could get rid of my emotions so I can focus on being successful in college.

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Based on 19 votes (18 yes)
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  • RoseIsabella
    9 years ago

    You're being way too hard on yourself.

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  • reminiscent
    9 years ago

    Well you might be trying too hard at something you can't achieve. Not saying you can be successful or as much as your siblings...but that you might nit be successful in the same way. Everyone is different and to keep trying to live up to others standards the same way isnt going to work out for you.
    why isnt just being happy enough? I say that if you are happy in life you have achieved a lvl of success.

    all my siblings and I are different. My brothers no matter how hard they try will never be the artist that I am. I will always out pace them in this area. My middle brother no one can live up to his intelligence or achieive good grades in advanced classes like he did...my youngest brother is fit and knows about the body and is successful in keeping himself more fit and in good health then us.

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  • thegypsysailor
    9 years ago

    If your plan is to go through life in competition with your siblings, I think you will be pretty miserable. Not having siblings, I can only imagine the pressure to compete, but it's your life and you should live it as you wish, not to please others or as a competition.

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