(February 15, 2014 at 12:59 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: As the youngest of my mothers second marriage and eldest of my bio fathers fourth I and my siblings have had the debate well into adulthood: "who's the favorite?" (Moms marriage) My brother and step-brothers think I'm the favorite. (Dad's marriage) I and the youngest Kayla think Leah is the favorite. Do parents REALLY have favorites?
I have no doubt they do. I'm an only child, but a few years ago, I was in Philadephia for a distant relative's bar mitzvah, and the night before, as I was dining with my father's uncle (husband to his aunt), the guy was having a heart to heart with a middle aged son of his about financial things, and outright said, with utmost sincerity, that he was his favorite son.
It is what it is. Certain offspring can cause more behavioral issues for the parent. Others may just simply connect with the parent more, say over a shared interest.
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