Shadesofme, I'll try to talk to you and not lecture Laura, (I'm a grown-up and grown-ups do that) I can so totally relate to what you are feeling. I had to LIVE with a girl like that. My sister was the family favorite. She was beautiful (to everyone else), dark and hispanic. Boys would pretend to like me and I would invite them over. They would flirt with my sister and ignore me. I was so hurt! But still pretty naive. This happened several times. My sister would just rub it in. She was everything I was not: pretty, feminine, mysterious, cool, sexy, stupid, mean. I was honest, naive, good, simple, smart, tomboy, not pretty. I used to just SEETHE (not with envy but with the unfairness of it all!) but I eventually learned that the anger only made me more uncomfortable and why should I pay the price for her and her crap? The price being mean and hurt heart. I gave it up and labeled her a bimbo (she was) and realized that she was shallow and always would be. I did not even want to be like her and I dealt with her as little as possible.
Today, we get along fine. She was the worst sister in the world I think. Try to accept yourself and never compare yourself or despise others because they can dupe others into thinking they're something. God makes us all unique individuals for a reason. Embrace your unique gifts and try to forget about blankety-BLANK!!
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"Honey, would you buy me some boobles for my 40th b-day?" "No way, they're too expensive. Your own baubles will have to do."