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You're mom wants to make something out of you but she wanted it the way she wants. I guess this is something like a thing you should be dealing with her since you said that you can't be yourself in front of your mom. I guess you need to tell your mom about that feeling. Be honest to her and don't be scared to tell her. Try to take one step at a time on how to tell her. Tell her that you are acting awkward when she's around. Just be honest with her and I do hope she will understand the pressure she is putting in you. Good luck!

Sometimes jealousy will make you think that you are not the favorite and this is far different from feeling no jealousy at all but it's obvious that you are not the favorite.

I also have several friends who talks about being less favored or being the favorite in their family and sometimes I feel so bad for my friends who are not the favorite since I can see how it affects their growth.

Yeah you're right and I see some of my friends that they are affected in some way while growing up. I just hope they would take it as something positive for their growth.

I do hope the word "favorite" was never created so no one would also/either think of it as well. You are lucky if you never felt this but how about the others who really have this kind of experience within their family. I am not against your opinion, I am just opened to what I have around me. Happy mylotting!

Hope this would not affect you too much, if it does I hope in a positive way. Just be yourself and don't bother to make any move just to impress your parents because it will hurt you more if they will not even recognize it. Just be yourself but make sure not to be the bad one. Take care!

Yes parents treat every child differently depending on their needs but I am sure that not all parents does. I have a friend who keeps on asking why her older brother has this and that. Like for this situation. Classes are fast approaching so her parents need to complete all the school supplies they both need in school.She noticed that her things are far different from what her mom bought for her brother. She would tell me that her brother has the expensive and beautiful ones while she has like the not so expensive ones. Also her mom bought the design that her brother wants while for her she just bought supplies just to complete the things needed in school. This is not the only scenario that happens within their family. She has a lot to say when it comes to this kind of discussion and I can see how disturbed she was while she was growing. She keeps on telling me that if she will be having a family, she will make sure to treat her kids equally and if she could not do it, she would rather have just one child. I salute you for having equality among your kids, and it's just normal to make action when they don't behave properly.I hope all parents would have this kind of treatment to all their kids.

A very obvious scenario. Yes parents would always say they love their kids equally but it does not show in how they are treating them. And if you are going to ask them they will always say "we don't have favorite among you, we all love you equally". This would be their answer but I wonder if they really mean it or they could not accept that they have favorite among their kids. I remember what I have read before which says; "A Parent who built her/his family with favoritism is his failure"

Sorry to hear about your father. Being the only boy in family does not always mean you are the favorite. Sometimes we just think it that way since you are treated differently as a boy. Be the best as you can be to make your father proud. He's with you all the way. Take care!

You're not the only one. There are hundreds who also claim to be the least favored i their family and numbers are growing bigger. I guess, what you need to do is just be yourself and do the best of what you can do but make sure to do it because it makes you happy and do it for yourself. Don't do it just to impress your parents or to have their side on you. Do it for yourself. Take care

Yeah this happens to families and sometimes it's so frustrating because why do some parents have this kind of treatment? If you were to ask them, they will say no, the answer you get is because you can do better alone than your sib that's why they give more attention to him/her. It's good you take this as a "no big deal matter" so you won't be disturb too much. Being just yourself will really help. Take care!

That's one advantage of being the youngest in the family. Not only do you get more attention from your parents but also your older siblings see you and treat you with utmost care. You're lucky.. :)