I'm an only child so there's no problem with my parents comparing me to siblings. Problem is, they compare me to the children of other people or my friends. "So and so got into Geometry, and you're still in Intro?!" "Look at how well she eats her veggies!" "Look at how skinny she is!" Dear God. There's only so much of it I can take before I start to wonder if she'd be better off with someone else for a kid.

The biggest problem I see with first children and only children is that they have a standard. The first is suppose to set the standard for any and all children who follow... And with some of my really smart friends, their little siblings have an unreasonable standard to live up to for a normal kid >> I got lucky and ended up with an average brother and having a "screw up" brother before I came around. My parents were prepared to take anything... well, maybe not all the girl problems and stuff xD

Plus, no offense, but I think some of the people are over exaggerating their situations >.>;

Lol, I was the favorite once upon a time... and then my mom had another baby 15 months ago. I had my reign of being the favorite for 16 years so... its all good. Not only was I the youngest, but I'm the only girl. Lol, my mom always wanted a girl so she favored me over my brothers. Every now and then I feel a little bad that I was treated a little bit better, but then I don't worry about it because they said they didn't really care. XD

There's no favoritism in my family.. really.
My little sister grew up as a "mommy's girl" and
I grew up as a "daddy's girl" so we never had to feel like
one was getting more love than the other.

My dad favors my older sister sister. My mom favors me.

My mom, unfortunately, wasn't around that much when we were kids. So when my dad was in charge, it sorta sucked. If I had something my sister wanted to take from me like a game, a toy, or whatever, he'd snatch it out of my hands and give it to her.

If she had a toy of mine, and she wouldn't give it back, I'd tell my dad but she'd claim, "I'm still playing with it!" even when she wasn't, so he would let her keep it.

Even as teenagers, shit like that would still happen. I bought a Playstation with my own money and when my sister broke hers, my dad took MINE and gave it to her to play. And she broke it. :/

Now, we're both adults. My dad doesn't really play favorites anymore but my mom definitely does. She pretty much lets my sister know she doesn't like her, at all. But my sister is the same way. They've just never gotten along, I guess.

My grandmother is notorious for playing favorites. Lucky for me I am her chosen grandchild. I am the youngest of her 4 grandchildren, and yet she has given me quite a few of the family heirlooms quite to the displeasure of other family members. What they don't realize though is how much I charish those items. I think the biggest thing shes given though was her wedding ring. Its got three large diamonds and then 20 smaller diamonds around them. Shes had the ring since the 40s and the center diamond was cut over 100 years ago. Its so gorgeous, and I feel very blessed to have it as my wedding ring now.<3 I guess its good to be the favorite.^^;

I think there is quite a bit of favoritism in my family. :[ My sister, has always got what she asks for. When we were really poor, she'd go ice skating all the time, get new Ice Skating boots(they cost like $300) and go to competition and lessons and stuff. ANd my and my brother got nothing, and we'd be even MORE POOR because of it, barely any food ever.

And just recently, she got to go to London on my mother's inheritance money. I got $50. And then, just two month after she gets back, she goes to Las Vegas for her birthday. For my birthday earlier in the month, my mother finally started(note, she hasn't finished yet and it's almost a full month later) making a frame for a painting she bought me for Christmas two years ago...

And now, for Christmas, my sister gets to go to Las Vegas AGAIN to see the Spice Girls. :/ The tickets were $150 each. My mom said to me earlier in September, that she probably isn't getting me any presents...

WTF. I don't get it. My sister complains 24/7, she whines, she's a spoiled brat and she acts like she's 4 and SHE IS PROUD OF IT. And I'm the one who gets treated like crap. :/ Bleh, what can you do...

Not that much, for a really long time I was an only child until my mom got pregnant when I was 14. Then naturally my little brother is the spoiled one now since he's the youngest.

I use to. I am a twin so my mom use to
sort of favorite my sister because she
was younger than me. It was more like I
got punished more because I was the older
twin, but I never understood the concept
of that because were the same age. I was
just born first. I actually told her
how I felt and she stopped.

Haha, I sometimes felt that way. My dad always
seemed to treat me just a bit better than my older sister.
But then I moved out. After a while, I moved back
in, but he's always complaining about me now.

My family treats my younger siblings better, but as the eldest I kind of expect that.

And my little sister is a super brat too.

Never happened to me... because I'm an only child xD;.

I've seen it happen with friends though. It's usually the little sibling that gets unfairly spoiled.

Everything in my family is pretty even when it comes to favorites.I can't complain.

But,my best friend in real life has horrible problems.

Her older sister died in a drunk driving accident a few years ago.Her parents constantly compare her to her sister,even though she is dead.I've even heard her parents say that "You should be perfect,like your sister".

I feel terrible for her,because there really isn't much she can do about it. Dx

I'm always compared to my older brother, even though he's 3 years higher than me. During the time we had my grade 8 report cards, the education changed and it got more difficult, especially since I have instrumental music, and I tutor little kids, I barely have time to go to class.

My parents were complaining about me getting an 80% for my english, while everything else was 90%, then they took out my brother's report card and they showed me about what my brother did. =.= His education was way easier back then, but they still compare me to him. I can't believe that my parents don't understand that the education system changed over the years. D:

If you mean a parent being kinder to one sibling more than another, then yes. My little sister is spoiled and lazy. My parents have never done anything about it. She could scratch their car and get away with it.

Then there is my little brother. He's suffered from ear problems all throughout his younger life. So, he's allowed to have his radio up very high. It's difficult to sleep with two different stations playing.

Originally Posted by Lilithia

Do you suffer from it in your family? My youngest sister has always been the favourite. Because of this she is a spoilt brat. She CAN be nice, but most of the time she's a really bitchy bratty girl. Don't get me wrong, she's my sister - I love her! But that doesn't make her any less of a brat.


Anyone else suffer with favouritism in the family?

Wow! For me it is the other way around. I am the youngest in my immediate family. I have one older brother who just went to college. Everyone is always saying ‘Ah how is your brother?�, “Hey Jess where is your brother..� and so on. During my whole life its always been about him and now even more so that he went to college. My brother always got what he wanted and I always have to beg and that causes me to get yelled at. I always got yelled at twenty-four, seven.

Oh my God I hate that! I'm the youngest in my house and my brother is 19. He's been out of school for a year and a half and doesn't have a job.

Me, on the other hand, has been working since I was 15 and now I am in my first year of university.

My parents were playing favorites with him, but they don't think so. They always give him another month to go find a job. Well they have been doing that since he graduated.

I finally yelled at my mom about it and now she's actually doing something about it.

Shocking huh?

Sometimes I feel like my dad likes my brother better D:

Maybe it's because they're guys?

When I'm with my mom I feel like she somtimes favors me because I'm her daughter >3<

And I'm not a rude slob with no manners >_>

Yeah that does suck!
I’m fifteen and looking for a job and my brother is nineteen in a military college. He had a job but always quit after a month or so. Stupid. He is sports freak. My dad always favored him, my mom tried to keep us the same but it sucks. Now that my brother is in college I barely even see my dad.

My whole family always asks about him and its quite unnerving. He got D, C and barely As and Bs. That was ok with my folks but with me its got to be As or Bs, if not grounded. I have to be the perfect child, and do everything around the house. Especially lately that my brother is gone.

Originally Posted by Lilithia

Do you suffer from it in your family? My youngest sister has always been the favourite. Because of this she is a spoilt brat. She CAN be nice, but most of the time she's a really bitchy bratty girl. Don't get me wrong, she's my sister - I love her! But that doesn't make her any less of a brat.


Anyone else suffer with favouritism in the family?

I kinda do suffer although I believe I am the favorite. My brothers constantly pick on me and are mean to me for it.

I always thought that my oldest sister was the favorite or my middle sister but definatly not me.

Neither I nor my bro are favs were equal. My mom treats us the same and we are free to choose how we want to live .. She is fair and fun so I am good with it all xP

I'm an only child.
Which some people say is lucky.
But it's really lonely, sometimes.
But I mean, my mother favors some of my family more than the others.

Nah, we love each other equaly.

well i am the middle child and my parents hate me

my mum doesn't say it but i know i am her least favorite and my dad is always telling me how much i am his least favorite
i mean how cruel is that you just dont say that to anyone

maybe its because i am not what they wanted i was supposed to be a boy
so maybe that makes my dad resent me so much
or maybe i misbehave or something
i must admit my older sister is perfect in every way education wise and my younger one is so social and i am just a gaming freak who likes manga

oh well i have come to terms with it and thus i move on lol