Favoritism in the family

i'm glad that one of you guys brought this topic up,. because,. yes it is visible in every household,. and right now i am feeling sad because just last night my mom and i had a fight because she already deemed me wrong without even hearing my side of the story,. so there i guess favoritism does exist in our family,.and of course it sucks it gets me down and no matter how many times your parents may take sides you won't be immune to it :-(

Same here. I have two siblings. Both are my parent's favorites except me. I cannot blame my parents. I'm the rebellious kid. Plus a middle child. They say that middle child are notorious. He he he. Before I used to sulk about it. But when I grew older, and I hope a little bit mature to be thinking about impertinent things like this -- I have learned to accept myself. And in the process, I learned why favoritism exist. I wouldn't mind. My sibling are a real charmer. They can get away with anything. All they needed to do was rub their noses on my mother's face and my mother instantly feel all too jolly again. I learned to let it go. I have a wife now. It doesn't really matter to me now that I'm not the favorite kid. I have my wife... and I can bet on it ... I'm her favorite. =)

I think, depend on the parent. But dont felt that your father has favorites. If you really want to let them feel that you are important..so that you will not feel your fathers playing favoritism. Then prove yourself that you are worth it. If you are studying, then study harder show them a good grade. If your working, give them your free time show to them that you care about them. Sometimes you need to let them feel.

Im the only child in the family, so basically I'm the only favorite. Now that I already have two kids..I'm doing my best to give equal attention, love and care. I just hope that they won't get jealous with each other as they grow up..

While I don't have any siblings I can understand favoritism within a family. My cousins are favored more than I am for the simple fact that they're parents had more money than my parents and did a lot better in school. I can see the difference in how they treat me and how they treat them. I feel that regardless, brother, sister, cousin, all children within a family should be treated the same without favoring one more than the other.