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I feel for Green Eyes, I really do. The sad thing is that it's not some coveted inanimate object that both women want and only nasty SIL gets, but a child, a flesh-and-blood human being. Maybe it would help for the LW to replace her jealousy with compassion for a baby born--without asking for it--into what sounds like it could be a pretty miserable marriage and a potentially hard life. That kid--her niece or nephew--may need love and affection and support from sources other than his parents. Caring about what happens to someone else--even someone else's kid--might help the LW keep envy and resentment from draining her emotionally.
