I think my brother was favored because he was so easy going and agreeable!
I think my brother was favored because he was so easy going and agreeable!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
Just call me red headed stepchild.
I don't think my mother had a favorite.
pomelo / 5129 posts
Of course. I'm the favorite. Duh!
When I was little my mom said if she'd had me first (I'm the 3rd and baby), she would have wanted to have 12 more kids if they'd all be just like me.
I wouldn't say I was given special treatment as a kid, but I think I was unique in that I wasn't a pain (my sister has some issues).
As adults, I think me and my SIL go through stages of being "favorite" (my mom lives next door...like in a house attached to...my brother).
pomegranate / 3244 posts
My parents did a good job of making us all feel special--I was the only daughter so I got "special" treatement, but so did my brothers because they were the oldest and youngest. So we maybe didn't get the same special treatement, and all got something that was ours.
eggplant / 11716 posts
yup. Well, my mom had favorites anyway--she has always favored the boys, but not in any totally egregious ways as some posters here deal with--she gets everyone the same amount of presents and visits us all the same, but she just has always gone easier on the 2 boys. And she gets more excited when they call, that kind of thing.
My dad didn't seem to have any favorites, but as far as discipline went he was slightly harder on the boys.
pomelo / 5129 posts
As far as discipline went, even if I became the favored child as an adult, I had the worst rules (curfew, etc.)
We had to be home before my dad went to work. When my brother was a teenager, that was 2 a.m. When I went to highschool, it was midnight. I ended up paying for mistakes my sister made.
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
I don't think so... my parents were good about always being fair, so it never felt like they liked one of us over the other.
Now as an adult, I suspect my parents are more proud of me and my accomplishments, but they seem to like my brother's personality better, haha. They seem to get along better with him at times and have more in common with him, although now that I have a child, my mom definitely likes seeing me (or at least my kid) more! But she actually still hangs out with my brother more often, so I think it's still fairly even! She likes us both, just in different ways.
pomegranate / 3863 posts
I was the baby (by a lot!) and my siblings would all say I was the favorite. I got away with a lot more than they ever did!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
I think my mom favored my brother growing up because he was her baby boy! As we aged, I think she favored me more! All balances out!
persimmon / 1343 posts
My mom tried hard to make everything equal between my siblings & I because her parents played favorites. When asked a few year ago, my older brother said I'm the favorite, I said my little brother was the favorite, and my little brother said my older brother was the favorite, so I guess she did an okay job.
pear / 1787 posts
i always thought my brother was the favourite and he always thought i was. i was much more of a problem child with behaviour but did really well socially, in school, etc. my brother was the opposite... behaviourally, he was a dream and made my parents lives very easy but struggled in school. now as adults i'm 100% the favourite. my brother has a lot of mental issues and is older but will live with my parents for life - can't keep a job, is on disability from the gov't, that sort of thing. he'll never get married or have children... so my parents are obsessed with me these days and definitely give me WAAAAAAAAAAAY more than my brother.
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
Probably my baby sister. My older sister was dramatic and out of control, I was quiet and kept to myself but I was so sensitive. My world ended over the smallest things so im sure that was hard to deal with. Lol
My little sister was a good mix.
She's a teen now and is so well behaved. When we were her age my older sister and I were rebellious teens!!
blogger / pomegranate / 3201 posts
My brother is 13. I sort of feel like he's the favorite, but that's really not fair because he still needs them and I don't. My mom was a single parent raising me and now she's married, so it's just way different. She has more money and time now to spend on my brother, that she didn't have when I was his age.
bananas / 9899 posts
I don't think she's my mum's "favourite" but she definitely gets the most special treatment.
grapefruit / 4418 posts
Yes. But, I think we were all (there are 3 of us) favored at one point or another for different reasons.
I do think as far as rules go, as time went on they got more lenient but this wasn't necessarily a result of favoritism.
@Danizaur: You and your sisters sound just like me/mine (except my youngest sister has become a bit wild and crazy since college!)
cantaloupe / 6692 posts
@catomd00: Haha I'll let you know what she does once she hits college!!
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
I know I was/ am the favorite. Even still my brother got away with murder. This sounds awful, but b my parents x take it as a compliment that people are shocked my bro and I are NOT only children. So I guess they did a great job with lavishing us with they're time & attention, and giving us both stuff.
honeydew / 7917 posts
My mother favors my oldest sister. She can get away with anything. My dad favors me.
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