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Why do my cousins get all the attention?

me and my cousin have grown up together since we were born but recently everyone pays a lot more attention to them then me. They are sisters. and they are half Mexican which means their skin is darker then mine. we are only a few months apart my eldest cousin is 1 year older then me and my youngest cousin is only 3 months younger then me and every one pays attention to me it's always"oh those girls are so beautiful" or "Janice has beautiful girls" and I'm right next to them it's just not fair I always get so upset because of this sometimes I would like to scream "HEY! Im right here" but no one would ever listen my mom tells me it's because they always look for attention by flaunting themselves around. which is true

and one day when I was at their house they were playing soccer and I was doing cartwheels and stuff and a car honked at them and later they were like "the car honked at us but not you" and started laughing I was so mad I almost said "Yea it's such an honor to be a slut like you guys" but I didn't because their mom might here me. which theyre not sluts but sometimes they act like it and it makes me mad

I have gotten to the point where when I get a Bf I ain't bring him any where near them because of the fear of him liking them better.

Im just so angry all the time and they are coming for Christmas and Goodness knows whats going to happen then.....

any thoughts on how to handle the situation

Update:

also my eldest cousin even admitted she thought I use to be Ugly

BTW... I'm 13 soon to be 14 so my parents wont let me stay home by myself and technically Ive never had a bf before

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    you are more than a pretty face. you honestly do not want someone always liking you for your looks. it seems glamors but looks get old. find your self you born to be unique. flaunt that quality you have only you alone. maybe they do not say your attractive to because you are always grumpy around them. try smiling around other people.

    i have a friend that could be a model i know how you feel. when she comes around men drop me like a hat. they all circle around her she flirts with everyone. like we were taking about the war, she walked in the room. so she joins the conversation, says we should just pull are troops out of the war. i commented then it be open for other invaders, the bad guys well take over. then she said'' why not just fly the good over on a helicopter. okay, their countless reasons why we can not do that. alone the population would triple and who good and bad you could not tell.

    all the men just agreed with her, it got me mad! they where all well educated men. i knew they where not that dumb.

    she is pretty most men hit on her where over we go. yet she can not make people laugh like i do. she does not have my opinions that i do, she can not carry a conversation. she can not dance like i can!

    if i had a boyfriend i trust him around her. i feel secure with myself because i am more than a pretty face. if i ever dated a guy i liked odds are we have a spiritual connection beyond appearances. everyone sees beauty in different things.

    it is sad this beautiful girl never really has a man that sticks around they just use her leave her.

    you more than a pretty face, if you took all the pretty girls of the world. which one would stand out? not the one that was pretty their all pretty. it be the one that has a sparkling personality. you can be beautiful beneath your appearances. people that see that no that is the best beauty in the world. if you gt people that see heaven in your eyes they never see you as ugly even when your wrinkled.

    also, i have high morels allot people respect me.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm thinking you are probably pretty conflicted. Having grown up together, you probably were very close and friendly with your cousins, until recently. It's tough being compared to others, and feeling like you don't get noticed. You know what? Part of this problem is that *you* don't think you are as pretty as they are. But you probably are a beautiful young woman. What is causing you distress is that you keep using your cousins as a measurement for beauty. Instead, focus on all the good things you all have in common. Focus on what you do like about them! Be confident in YOUR beauty. I can guarantee that for all they may get comments about their looks, they too have moments of insecurity. The best thing for you to do is not get so upset about their looks.. You can't change that, but you *CAN* change how you feel about yourself. Don't let jealousy get in the way of your relationship with your cousins.

    Source(s): Mom of 3 girls and 3 boys... seen it all =)
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I know everyone will say this, but just don't care as much. Yeah they might be prettier than you. Hell there might be heaps of people prettier than you. It's a fact of life. My cousin was younger than me & always made friends, always had boyfriends, she was prettier, had everything, the works. I hated it, but i learn to deal with it. So what i'm trying to say is that in the end, you being you is good enough! If they want to parade around like house whores, that's up to them.

    They are coming for christmas you say? well i would seriously take up a hobby so you say away from them the whole time or just play along & pretend like you just don't care.

    If some guys driving by honk their horns, i would act like it's a bad thing! So if it happens say "OMG, i'm so glad they didn't honk at me! That would be so degrading, ewww" then walk off.

    Besides that, just nick off with friends so you don't spend time with them. Good luck :D

  • 1 decade ago

    Poor you.. When ever your going to visit them just ask your mum if you can stay back at home.. i trust your old enough... if its for a while then just tell them how 'awsome' they are. But when you say awsome sound slutty.. lol. Or other wise glare at them.

    TO get you bf there, before you go just make sure yo utell him how mean they are to you, and how good at acting they are... lol Its alie but it should help

    Source(s): experiance = )
  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    If he's doing drugs and hanging out with the wrong people, there should be a big red flag there. Maybe THAT is why he won't hang out with you anymore.

  • 1 decade ago

    its all bout favs n jealousy in the family. ur family is prolly jealous of them so they ignore you for it. me and my husband go through similiar things. u just need to speak up n talk to them bout it. either they'll come around or u just need to go on, on ur own. just go off on them, they'll usually come around

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    LMFAO ...and they are half Mexican which means their skin is darker then mine.

    WHAT?

    I do not know in what planet you live, but us humans come in all sets of colors. Mexicans can be white, brown, black, yellow.

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