You know what's really annoying? When you're telling your friend, or your mum, or your boss how mind-bogglingly busy you are, and get a bit tearful and stressed about it, and they smugly respond by saying, 'Well, you've got the same number of hours in the day as Beyoncé.' Because then, on top of being incredibly busy and about to cry, you also now have to resist the urge to punch your boss in the face.
So imagine how hard it must be for Solange. Everytime she deigns to mention how busy and stressed she is, someone's always all, 'Yes, but look at your sister, she performed arena shows on six different continents last night, including one on the moon, and she still got up to take Blue Ivy for a #nofilter romp in the beach the next morning, and you can't even manage a piddly Coachella performance.' Or something.
And even though that sounds like something we've just made up, Solange has even started doing it to herself. In an interview with* ASOS* magazine, the 27 year old admitted that she checks herself whenever she thinks her (to be fair, probably pretty huge) workload is getting out of hand, because her big sister has the most insane work ethic on the planet. ‘I have never seen anything like it in my life, from anyone, Solange told ASOS. ‘Now that she’s become a mother, the way that she’s able to balance that is so inspiring. If I am ever feeling like I want to open up my mouth and complain about how hard I am working, I think, “Uhhh! Sit down!"'
Oh Solange, we feel your pain. Because if there's one thing more annoying being told you have the same number of hours in the day as one of the wealthiest, most-influential women in the world, with her entourage of PAs, nannies and assistants, it's being told you have the same number of hours in the day as your big sister. Who also happens to be one of the wealthiest, most-powerful women in the world.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.