You don’t only need to worry about the golden child sibling… You must also worry about the golden child cousin.
Yes, you read that right. Sibling rivalries are the starting point, but boy, does it get worse than that. Your parents don’t need to be directly related to others for them to show favoritism for others and not you. At the end of the day, you can be the best, picture-perfect child for them, and they won’t care. Not every parent is programmed to unconditionally love their children, unfortunately, and that’s the toughest pill to swallow in adulthood.
Scroll below to read about a woman who is kicked out of her father’s vacation home, all because her cousin didn’t want to share a kitchen with her during his stay.