Favorite Kids

[DkLnBr]

A question for everyone who has at least one sibling
We all know that our parents say "we love you both equally", but we also know that humans are almost incapable of liking two different things the exact same, and inevitably favorites pop up even if only the smallest little difference. So I was wondering, what do you think you are? Are you the family's prince/princess? or the one chained up in the basement?

To answer my own question, i think i'm the less liked one. Why? My sister is artistic, good shape, social, good grades, pretty much she's the whole "prodigy package" where as im the loner, apathetic, pessimistic, leech-child who fails/near fails all of my classes and causes no end of frustration to my parents. Suffice to say, if we both got lost in different forests, they would search for her first.

Edit: I didnt feel like checking, so sorry if this has been done already...

 

[Marter]

I'm liked more. I never went through the typical "teenage" phase, where I was all rebellious and what not, so I earned quite a bit of respect from my father. My sister is currently in the phase and is getting under his skin every single night.

 

[Disaster Button]

I have a brother who is 20 years older than me and has his own family... or did. Anyway he never lived with me whilst I grew up being that he was old enough to live on his own so its a bit strange for me, I'm both an only child and not.

But I think my dad cares for me more than him because my dad was around when I was growing up but wasn't for my brother, not that he doesn't love him but I honestly think he cares for me more which I always thought was a bit odd.

 

[child of lileth]

I'm an only child, so I got to skip all that favoritism stuff growing up.

 

[Soxafloppin]

I don't think its possible to love one more than the other unless one is awesome and the other one is just awfull!

 

[A Raging Emo]

I'm not sure... I think my parents see myself and my two (Soon to be three, the new baby is gonna be a Half-Sister) siblings differently.

I'm the eldest of the lot, so I think I'm seen as the responsible, older, "Look-after-your-brother-and-sister" type, while my Sister is considered the violent, rebelious one, and my lil' brother is still very much the baby of the family.

 

[Camembert]

I don't think its possible to love one more than the other unless one is awesome and the other one is just awfull!

That plainly isn't true.

OT, I have five siblings, and I'm the eldest. I would say I'm currently the fourth favourite, although I used to be higher, before I became strangely socially inept and moved back in with my mum for a while. The three above me are the two babies of the family (fair enough) and the second eldest after me, my younger sister, who is socially active and has a decent job.

I don't mind at all, but I would like to get back into the top three

 

[Elle-Jai]

I'm an only child. Luckily, I don't have this problem. Although I am the adored grandchild/niece, practically universally. I may not be perfect, but I am the one who shows up to visit, says I love you, and actually gives a damn. Unlike the selfish brats I lovingly refer to as my darling cousins.

 

[RhombusHatesYou]

Youngest of 3 and the only son but no faves in my fam. I certainly had advantages my sisters didn't but they were more to do with technological progress and the 'rents earning better money as time went on.

One of my sisters once tried to tell me I was the favourite but being told "Yeah, because being the only one of us still at home when Da was dying of cancer was a FUCKING HOOT," shut her up for good on that subject.

 

[bue519]

No offense but maybe you should just try harder in life. Your parent may seem to like her more, but that maybe because you don't sound like you apply yourself to anything. I mean if you failing all your classes, their disappointment is probably what stops them from liking you so much.
And no I feel like my mom does like both my brother and me equally.

 

[leviathanmisha]

I'm my dad's only child, so cue the typical daddy's girl, but I got relegated to last place after my mom's re-marriage and the subsequent gain of two royal pain step siblings. Oh well...that's why I'm going to college.

 

[Brandon237]

My father just gets too pissed off with my irritating brother, so I think he prefers me.
My mother does not, and could not, understand me or where I come from, and she prefers little, ignorant children, so she probably prefers my brother.

 

[DkLnBr]

No offense but maybe you should just try harder in life. Your parent may seem to like her more, but that maybe because you don't sound like you apply yourself to anything. I mean if you failing all your classes, their disappointment is probably what stops them from liking you so much.
And no I feel like my mom does like both my brother and me equally.

Haha, no worries. Its nothing I haven't heard before. And yes, most of it probably is my fault.
But another thing thats contributing is that my ideas, plans, thought processes and how I generally operate is so much more different than my parents, so our different ways of how we do things usually grate and cause conflicts. My sister on the other hand thinks like they do. Its like shes a clone and im adopted (and yet she's the only one with blond hair.... weird)

 

[afaceforradio]

A question for everyone who has at least one sibling
We all know that our parents say "we love you both equally", but we also know that humans are almost incapable of liking two different things the exact same, and inevitably favorites pop up even if only the smallest little difference. So I was wondering, what do you think you are? Are you the family's prince/princess? or the one chained up in the basement?

To answer my own question, i think i'm the less liked one. Why? My sister is artistic, good shape, social, good grades, pretty much she's the whole "prodigy package" where as im the loner, apathetic, pessimistic, leech-child who fails/near fails all of my classes and causes no end of frustration to my parents. Suffice to say, if we both got lost in different forests, they would search for her first.

Edit: I didnt feel like checking, so sorry if this has been done already...

Seems you and I share the same sister. She's got 3 degrees (yes, three), my parents remind me alot that she's skinny and beautiful, she's been married 4 years, and has a baby on the way. All that's missing is a picket fence and a winning lottery ticket.

If we got lost in a forest they'd probably blame me for it.

 

[MadTix]

I'm liked more. I never went through the typical "teenage" phase, where I was all rebellious and what not, so I earned quite a bit of respect from my father. My sister is currently in the phase and is getting under his skin every single night.

Whoa, that's almost exactly what I was going to say.

 

[Betancore]

My sister doesn't get noticed because she doesn't act up. My brother is the youngest and he's incredibly spoilt. I guess I'm spoilt too, because if I don't like something, I'll complain. And my parents know they can't out-argue me. I'm the oldest and the most antagonistic. I do a lot of things to piss my parents. If I was my own mother, I'd probably stab me in my sleep. But for some reason my mum makes it pretty obvious that I'm her favourite child, probably because I'm her 'only hope.'

She thinks my sister won't get anywhere in life by being a pushover, and that my brother isn't ambitious enough. My dad seems likes us all equally but tends to favour my sister because they have a similar kind of personality. She's easy to live with. She never asks for anything, voices an opinion, or disagrees.

 

[Julianking93]

Me because I'm an only child ^_^

 

[broadbandaddict]

My mom likes my sisters more than she likes me. I havent seen my dad in like 6 years, but neither has my sister. One set of my grandparents like my sister more and the other ones like me more.

 

[bue519]

No offense but maybe you should just try harder in life. Your parent may seem to like her more, but that maybe because you don't sound like you apply yourself to anything. I mean if you failing all your classes, their disappointment is probably what stops them from liking you so much.
And no I feel like my mom does like both my brother and me equally.

Haha, no worries. Its nothing I haven't heard before. And yes, most of it probably is my fault.
But another thing thats contributing is that my ideas, plans, thought processes and how I generally operate is so much more different than my parents, so our different ways of how we do things usually grate and cause conflicts. My sister on the other hand thinks like they do. Its like shes a clone and im adopted (and yet she's the only one with blond hair.... weird)

Well, the best advice I can give is that just take pride in what you do and do what makes you happy. Because you can't please everyone all time, so just be yourself.

 

[RatRace123]

Ha ha, only child... so my parents like my successful cousins more. Hmph.