https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:26:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80981 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:04:21 +0000 mrbee 80981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: We were just joking around... Olive is pretty young (four months) and Charlie was in the other room, so we figure there'd be no real damage if we named our fave of the moment.</p> <p>That said, both kids are a lot of fun lately! Charlie is definitely cracking us up all the time but Olive gives the most incredible smileys and googley eyes! We will work hard to shower them both with love and not show any favoritism! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80963 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:57:42 +0000 Boogs 80963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just have the one so he's the favorite. I think if all parents are honest they sometimes have favorites, e.g. the one that is more fun to play with, the one that doesn't talk back, etc. I think parents avoid saying it out loud so they don't offend their LOs. </p> <p>@mrbee: So did you respond with Charlie? I'm assuming so because his age is probably a bit more fun than Olive's, right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80802 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:47:28 +0000 oliviaoblivia 80802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyneswith: That's so sad for her kid!</p> <p>My grandmother made it obvious that she preferred one aunt over the other when they were young and it has created major problems to this day. One is constantly trying to one up the other. It's horrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80676 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:58:06 +0000 Maysprout 80676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha both me and my husband think our parents have favorites. But. I'm glad it was never said out loud by them. For me it will be a taboo topic because I think even if you just tell friends it can affect how those friends treat your children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80673 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:55:53 +0000 heffalump 80673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now I wonder if my parents have favorites. My guess would be that I'm the favorite because I'm the only one so far to give them a grandchild. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80644 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:28:26 +0000 cyneswith 80644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: No, I don't. She's the exception rather than the rule. Most of the time, it's joking, or "my favorite today", or "easier to get along with". She just blatantly prefers her other kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80637 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:19:10 +0000 mrbee 80637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@cyneswith: I hope you don't think we would do that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80633 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:14:31 +0000 cyneswith 80633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, taboo. My godkids' mom has a favorite and a least favorite. Her least favorite has autism and benefits from a GF diet et al, but she can't be bothered to be sure he has the correct food on hand 3/4 of the time. Then she gets mad at him for his autistic tics/habits. I understand that he takes more patience, but it's far more her fault than his. And he KNOWS his mom prefers the other "normal" kids over him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80630 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:11:04 +0000 BoogieBea 80630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a conversation about favorites with our friends recently too. My favorite changes throughout the day. The interaction with a toddler versus a newborn is just so different. Our older one is just so much fun at this age, but I love snuggling with our little baby as well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80624 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:04:01 +0000 MegWag 80624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if you'd worded it "which child is the most fun right now" or something like that they might have had less of a strong reaction... and probably more accurate to what you really meant ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80619 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:01:09 +0000 chopsuey 80619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>HAHA. Yeah I think so. Parents aren't supposed to have favorites ;) They're supposed to pretend they don't anyway. lol.<br /> I only have 1, so she's my favorite. :D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/is-it-taboo-to-discuss-which-of-your-los-is-your-favorite#post-80617 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:57:09 +0000 mrbee 80617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were hanging out with some friends, and jokingly asked them which of their two kids was their favorite. They recoiled in horror and said you simply can't ask that question!</p> <p>We told them which kid was our favorite anyway... oops!</p> <p>I figure that favorites will change over the years anyway... this stuff comes and goes. We will love both kids dearly!</p> <p>Is it taboo to discuss which of your LOs is your favorite? Also, if you have more than one LO: do you have a favorite? </p>