Is child favouritism normal?

To all the users who have/had siblings, did your parents favour any of you noticeably more than the others? Is this behaviour normal?

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62% Normal
Based on 37 votes (23 yes)
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Comments ( 11 )
  • RoseIsabella

    I feel like I'm closer to my father whereas my sister is closer to my mother. I think it has a lot more to do with our personality types than with favoritism.

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  • laxman209

    All should be equal.

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  • GiveMeAFuckingNameAlready!

    Yes, it exists every parent has that one child they'd save first in a fire. They're all just afraid of being judged for it.

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  • sillygirl77

    I think it's normal but the parents should try not to show it outwardly.

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  • wistfulmaiden

    I think it's very normal, it may not mean they love one child better but they may feel they relate more to one or just have more similar interests.

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  • MaggotMayonnaise

    It's not really normal. It's a sign of nacassistic parents. You have the golden child that they put on a pedistle and the scape goat that gets blamed or everything.

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    • wistfulmaiden

      I'm an only child so I was lucky that way.

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  • I think it silently exists; I've seen it almost of the families I know. I have a sister who is incredibly spoiled, married and cell phone bill still getting paid, still gets expensive gifts from mom and dad, got pretty everything she asked for. I've had to work for most of wanted, but I like it better that way.

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  • charli.m

    One of the families i work for...the mum clearly favours the middle child.

    My grandmother favours her third and fifth children.

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  • college

    Not necessarily. I did end up spending more time with the parent that shared my interests, but my brother never received more love and admiration than I did from either of our parents.

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  • Dazed_dreamer

    reminds me of my parents, its waay worser if you happen to be a twin and they fav the other because 'he has more going for him' .. Idgaf tho and still dont, totally normal :)

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