Maybe it is because they are jealous of you and want to try and think they are as good as you? You are noticed I bet and wouldn't worry so much about this, my family is kind of the same way as I am sure most are.

Yes - my family is very competitive. I'm the youngest but I was the first to pass my driving test - woo hoo! I was the first to do a number of things but my elder siblings forget this and still treat me like a child - such is the life of the baby.

I don't think being highly competitive within a family is healthy. The family should stress cooperation and support, a place to find succor when things are not going well. Being competitive outside of the family is fine.

YES! my dad used to compare me with my cousins [they r num.1 in studies] and my mom used 2 compare me with my younger sister & her friend's son/daughter...i'm the eldest and i can't do what i want because they expect me to work and get tons of money so that my younger sister can go to overseas and study T.T ...they used to call me useless. AND NOW, i got bored of everything..i just ignored what they say...comparing me and other people doesn't works anymore... =D
[my mom always want me to get a better results in studies so that she can actually tell her friends that she got a gd daughter]

My mom used to do that too. She would always say that so and so are getting good grades because he knows how to deal with the teacher and that I can be better than him. Guess what, I never listened, I continued reading what I want except for my lessons, they were boring.

haha. the more my parents wants me to study , i will NOT study....i don't know why but i'm always againts them ever since...ever since...my sis was born o_O

Hmnnnn, I can smell sibling jealousy/rivalry. Did they fuss over you sister too much? Maybe they did the same with you when you were little. But that still is to high an expectation for a teen, I mean the part with you working to fund your sister's studies.

sort of...maybe cause i'm the first child and my parents know how to handle kids having me...and maybe thats why they treat my sister a little..better....or something like that...my parents are abit old..so...they told me that once i finish studying i have to work because my sis need to study overseas...and i'm the "leader" of the family then... @.@

Hi there, Skizo has some point, teens should not carry that kind of burden and should enjoy a normal life free from grown-up worries and responsibilities. It is also the the parent's responsibility to educate their children. You concern is the family you are going to have.

???!!! maybe sometims

There is not alot of competition in my family, since I am the eldest. But my parents are always stressing me to do better in school(when I already do good) and there is so much pressure on me too do good, and if ever I don't, there will be ALOT of comptetion between me and my younger brother....

A.L.O.T