Share
Favoritism within afamilyusually does more harm than good.
A man experienced such treatment from his folks, who wereheavily biasedtoward his sister.
Hed accepted it his entire life, but the breaking point came when they gave her their old house.
Feeling hurt and left out, the author declined to do a favor for his parents.
However, studies mention several causes, one being improper stress management.
Its also more common among families where the parents are divorced.
Image credits:Kampus Production/Pexels (not the actual photo)
Any form of favoritism may make the less favored childfeel lonelygrowing up or, worse,abuse illicit substances.
In effect, favouring is like giving one child a reward while another is punished.
How do we free ourselves of these negative emotions?
According to family therapistMichele Levin, genuinely validating their childs feelings should be step one, followed by problem-solving.
Pediatrician and mother of fourDr.
But if all else fails, Henry suggestsseeking professional help.
What do you think, readers?
How should the author move forward?
Check out the results:
Image credits:jasmin chew/Pexels (not the actual photo)
Image credits:Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels (not the actual photo)
Image credits:Andrew Neel/Pexels (not the actual photo)
Image credits:iddea photo/Pexels (not the actual photo)
Image credits:Kindel Media/Pexels (not the actual photo)
