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Sibling rivalry... the baby always takes the cake? |
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Submitted by Mike
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Why is it that my parents favor my sister? I know I'm 18, and she's 12, but that shouldn't matter. I've heard it said that love is shown best through actions, and you say you love us equally, but your actions show otherwise. I've tried to talk to you about this, but you assume I'm joking, and just blow me off, how can you not see it? Other people outside our family even see you favor her, its so obvious. I'm trying to make you proud of me, that I got all A's last semester, that I'm getting a second job to help you guys out, that I'm doing well, but you're too busy praising my sister for starting to make lunch for herself, and learn to answer the phone (my sister has no mental disabilities at all, my parents just never make her do anything). She's been spoiled since she was born, and I feel like I was just forgotten about, I feel like I raised myself. I taught myself how to do all these things that you were supposed to teach me, and I have major issues now because of it, but you're still too busy with her to notice anything about me at all. She can make her own lunch, she can answer the phone when her best friend calls, she can answer the door when people come to visit, but all you say is "she'll do those things when she's ready". I don't want to be the center of attention, but I want you to notice when I pass a hard math test, I want you to be proud of me when build a computer from scratch, I want you to care enough to even notice if I've been gone at all instead of just saying "oh, I hadn't noticed you left". So often I think maybe you would wish you would have paid more attention to me if I were no longer around, that's how much this hurts.
I've pretty much gotten to a point now where I just don't care anymore, I'll move on with my life, there's not much I can do. I just hope maybe you will finally see what this is doing to me, how much its hurting and destroying me, before I'm gone.
One person has commented on this article. 1. Guest User I feel your pain...And one day they'll need you and you just won't be there and they'll regret it. For now I'm being hypocritical but forgive them. they don't know. Their too blind to know. Even if they never appreciate you, someone else will...someone will come along and make you feel like you're the most important person in the world. I hope you find that person soon. You're a good son and a good person and you deserve it. |
