Ever had one of those?

Ever had one of those family members/extended family members (ie relatives) who can seem to do no wrong in the eyes of your parents (or in my case, grandparents)?

I have.

This devil recarnate takes the form of the youngest cousin in my father's generation. You see, as my family is huge (grandpa, the eldest in his generation, has 7 brothers and 4 sisters and thats not counting from his stepmom's side), there is inadvertently a huge age gap. My father is the eldest in his generation - 50+ in age and with two kids, one working and the other one already in tertiary education. The youngest in his generation is Joey. Joey is 17 and in high school.

Joey is a generally sweet, quiet, friendly girl as far as I can tell from attending those huge family gatherings. I have absolultely no bones to pick with her. In the eyes of my grandparents, she's an absolute darling. An angel sent from above. She can do no wrong. No wrong at all. They praise her to the heavens, place her on a pedestal, worship the grounds she treads - making the rest of us feel like incompetent, inefficient, useless idiots in comparison to her.

So when I found out today, that she was retained and had to do her 6th form, again, i felt a little snigger arise deep inside of me.

I know I sound like a bitch - gloating over her misfortune. But it made me feel slightly better about life. To know that even people who are "perfect" have flaws.