The Redditors frowned upon the mother’s and sister’s jealousy. They said that he gets to choose whom he will bake for and they have no say in it. And if they really wanted to try his baked items, all they had to do was ask instead of giving him such a hostile reaction. Many people claimed that the resentment was unnecessary. And they sound right, as it was really sad to hear their jealousy spill water all over OP’s happiness.
“Jealousy is a natural adaptive emotion that encompasses insecurity. It strikes people of all ages, genders, and orientations, and is most typically aroused when a person perceives a threat to a valued relationship from a third party. The threat may be real or imagined.” This is mentioned in an article by Psychology Today (PT). It makes us wonder whether the mother was feeling insecure that her son was showering more love and effort on his girlfriend.
PT also stated, “Unwarranted jealousy often causes relationship unrest or dissatisfaction, and jealous people can behave in ways that are unreasonable.” If you really think about it, the family’s reaction does seem to be unreasonable. After all, he was only showing them the effort someone put into him and instead of being happy, they criticized his actions.
Peeps online also pointed out that the family should not feel entitled to the benefit of his baking skills. As it was all his effort in making those items, he should decide who benefits from it. But that’s not how entitled people think, do they? Research suggests, “A sense of entitlement is a personality trait based on the belief that someone deserves special treatment or recognition for something they didn’t earn.” Now that sounds just like the mother-daughter duo!
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