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Dec 16, 2010, 09:30 PM
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Member Since: Dec 2010
Location: Over the Rainbow
Posts: 62
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Originally Posted by krisakira
But then I remembered my parents are worse. They play favoritism too, my sister over me. They always said she was the nicer one so she got more presents at Christmas and birthdays, and just on random occasions. Ugh, I hate thinking about this stuff, cause all it does is make me mad!
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Krisakira,
I can so relate! My sister was my mom's favorite too. Even my brother admitted that. Elana05 is absolutely right: it's totally their issue. It has nothing to do with us.
All growing up, I just never felt like my mom liked me at all. Maybe it's weird to talk about parents liking you, but I felt like if I were someone else's kid, she wouldn't feel any obligation to even be civil to me. Does that make sense?
Any parent who practices favoritism clearly doesn't understand the non-favored kids. I definitely felt like my mom didn't understand where I was coming from at all and didn't want to. For instance, she once bought me some books as a gift because she knows I like to read, and they were all romance novels. I have no interest in romance! She just didn't get it.
When this kind of trigger comes up, please keep reminding yourself that it has nothing to do with you. Like Elana05 said, favoritism is totally about the parent's issues.
Stay strong!
Rainbow 
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