Teacher gives horse-obsessed favorite student $200 for going a whole day without mentioning horses: ‘He has a favorite girl in each of his classes.’

He shouldn’t have made such a lofty bet without considering the possibility that she’d actually overcome his challenge.

Grandmother only buys presents for 5-year-old granddaughter and neglects 18-month-old grandson, daughter-in-law calls her out: ‘This is concerning behavior and should be nipped in the bud’

One mother noticed that her mother-in-law was playing favorites with her children, and she wanted to put that to an end. Grandparents are an excellent influence to have on your children’s lives. They can teach them things that you, as a parent, never can. They’re a great outside perspective, and will affect your child’s life …
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Grandma tells 40-year-old mom she likes her 4-year-old daughter more than her 3-year-old daughter: ‘She didn’t see anything wrong with saying that she preferred one of them.’

Even if you do prefer one grandchild over the other, you should never tell their mother that.  None of us likes to think of ourselves as someone who would rank other people in their head. But come on, we all do it. We all have a favorite sibling with whom we like to hang out …
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Grandfather sticks up for 16-year-old after his parents criticize him for his video game career aspirations, his golden child 14-year-old brother refuses to accept he’s not everyone’s favorite: ‘He gets spoiled rotten’

How does one know if they’re the family favorite? After all, if you are the golden goose, you probably have always been the favorite of the bunch. So, you wouldn’t really know any other way of life other than all of the special treatment you received growing up. Your siblings, if they haven’t brought it …
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‘Suddenly I owned 50% of my parent’s apartment’: 24-year-old inherits property after his estranged bio father passes, claiming what’s his after a lifetime of being sidelined by his mother’s favoritism for his half-brother

Growing up as a non-Golden Child can be rough. 

Mother accused of favoritism after she buys 17-year-old daughter an apartment but refuses to do the same for stepson: ‘My girl will just always come first’

Do you think parents should treat their biological children and step-children the same way? Do you believe it’s fair to expect they’d provide them with the same amount of love, no matter the history? If you ask me, these questions cannot be answered with a simple yes or no. When two people start a relationship …
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‘I’m sick of the favoritism’: 17-year-old son scolds parents for forgetting his birthday after years of living in adopted brother’s shadow, parents take offense

Parenting is about providing the next generation with the tools they need to excel in life, and then those same children can pass on their knowledge to their children and so on. When a parent gives preferential treatment to one child over another, they’re starting a cycle of favoritism that will result in cataclysmic mental …
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15-year-old ‘favorite child’ brother destroys 22-year-old sister’s high school journal, mother reveals she told him where the journal was: ‘I am moving out as fast as I can’

Favoritism, unfortunately, is not uncommon within family dynamics. If you’ve never heard of the «golden child» effect, this story will inform you on all you need to know. A golden child can do no wrong in the eyes of their parents, even if said «golden» child does not behave, refuses to do anything for others, …
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Parents demand daughter pay for her ticket to family vacation, despite them paying for her sibling, daughter pretends to comply, then doesn’t show up on the day: ‘Have a nice trip’

Every kid with siblings knows that their parents have a favorite child, and most of the time, they also know who the favorite child is. As a middle child myself, I can tell you for a fact that I am not my parent’s favorite kid, and I probably never stood a chance. Despite being the …
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22 Oldest Child Memes for the Accomplished and Responsible Siblings of the Family

We’ve heard enough about the middle children and even more about the youngest children. Though any position in a sibling hierarchy has its pros and cons, I find that eldest siblings don’t get enough love, and I think they would agree. I mean, it’s difficult being the first child of a bunch and watching your …
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