https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 08 May 2026 00:56:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883894 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:23:45 +0000 Synchronicity 1883894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, and it sure wasn't me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883890 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:18:59 +0000 yin 1883890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mother favors my oldest sister. She can get away with anything. My dad favors me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883782 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 07:22:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1883782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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 &amp; attention, and giving us both stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883772 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 07:18:05 +0000 artsyfartsy 1883772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catomd00: Haha I'll let you know what she does once she hits college!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883177 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:06:57 +0000 catomd00 1883177@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. But, I think we were all (there are 3 of us) favored at one point or another for different reasons. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>@Danizaur: You and your sisters sound just like me/mine (except my youngest sister has become a bit wild and crazy since college!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883140 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:45:12 +0000 pui 1883140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think she's my mum's "favourite" but she definitely gets the most special treatment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883045 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:35:38 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1883045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883036 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:30:53 +0000 artsyfartsy 1883036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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<br /> My little sister was a good mix.</p> <p>She's a teen now and is so well behaved. When we were her age my older sister and I were rebellious teens!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883030 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:28:56 +0000 loki 1883030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1883019 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:25:31 +0000 fairy 1883019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom tried hard to make everything equal between my siblings &amp; 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. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882976 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:04:08 +0000 mrsjyw 1882976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882967 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:59:23 +0000 petunia354 1882967@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882960 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:55:19 +0000 alohaorchid 1882960@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup they did and still do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882907 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:22:22 +0000 Adira 1882907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882906 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:22:14 +0000 Andrea 1882906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Duh, I'm an only child. :-P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882868 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:06:04 +0000 MaryM 1882868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As far as discipline went, even if I became the favored child as an adult, I had the worst rules (curfew, etc.)</p> <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882863 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:04:11 +0000 Anagram 1882863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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.</p> <p>My dad didn't seem to have any favorites, but as far as discipline went he was slightly harder on the boys. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882860 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:02:47 +0000 MediaNaranja 1882860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>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. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882851 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 13:00:08 +0000 Boheme 1882851@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882845 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:58:47 +0000 MaryM 1882845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course. I'm the favorite. Duh!</p> <p>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. </p> <p>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).</p> <p>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). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882838 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:57:38 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1882838@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just call me red headed stepchild. :p</p> <p>I don't think my mother had a favorite. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-your-parents-favor-a-child#post-1882827 Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:54:52 +0000 autumnlove 1882827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think my brother was favored because he was so easy going and agreeable! :P </p>