‘She had it coming’: Mother plays favorites between two daughters during their birthdays, leading eldest to even the score by playing favorites between her parents

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Sep 10, 2024 7:00 AM EDT

Every person who grew up with siblings knows that parents always have favorites. They can deny it as much as they want, and try to hide it so the kids would not be able to tell, but unfortunately, kids are always able to tell.

However, there is a big difference between parents having a favorite child and parents playing favorites between the children. It is somewhat understandable that parents care for one kid more than the other, but it is absolutely not understandable when they act on it clearly towards the kids.

Like what the mother in this Reddit story is doing between her two daughters. OP (original poster), turned to Reddit after she got tired of her mother playing favorites between her and her sister. What really broke the camel's back was when the mom claimed she had no money for a birthday gift for OP, while she was giving money for the younger sister's birthday at the same time. As a result, OP decided she was going to give her mother a taste of her own medicine and play favorites between her parents, making it extremely visible she prefers her father.

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    "I'm showing her what it feels like to be left out"
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    Want to play favourites with my sister? I'll play favourites with parents
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    So, it was my (F17) birthday yesterday, and I got a message from my mother saying that she couldn't afford to get me a birthday present (for the third
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    year in a row, mind you). Now, obviously, I understood that yesterday. I mean, things happen, live and let då, right? Only to find out this morning that she gave
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    my little sister at least £20 for her birthday, a mere 13 days ago today. You'd think she had money set aside for her eldest too, but apparently not. Now, I've always hated when she got me gifts via
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    my dad, because it never meant much to me then. , I'd even take an old book of hers she didn't read anymore; I'm genuinely not picky over
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    presents. So that means that she's played favourites again, and it was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
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    A bit of context here, I do not live with my parents, I live with my grandparents. Also, my parents love chocolate cake. As do I. And the way I see things, if you want
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    to play favourites on my birthday for the 14th year in a row, then it's my turn. I got a really nice chocolate cake from my grandparents yesterday, and I
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    always go see my parents the day after my birthday, mostly because I can't stand my mother most of the time, and she would try make the day about her no doubt.
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    Now, when I go see my parents after my birthday, I always bring them a slice of cake each. Same size, so they can't argue.
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    Here's where I may be petty here. Because this year, I'm only giving my dad a slice of cake. He got me a new cosplay that I've been wanting for a few months now, but he spent a similar amount on
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    my little sister for her birthday, because he doesn't have favourites. If my mother wants to play favourites with her kids, then I'm showing her just what it feels
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    like to be left out. Hope your lack of cake spells out my disappointment in you
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    UPDATE: My mum just sulked the whole night, and my dad ate his cake eating grin with a
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    cabinfevrr 2d ago I'd go further and get your dad a gift on his birthday, but tell your mom that you just don't have the money.
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    Gaychickenwings OP 14h ago That's the plan haha
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    RealUltimatePapo • 2d ago Copy-paste her message to you, send it back to her with "birthday present" replaced with "chocolate cake" Enjoy the ensuing chaos
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    ShawnandDaonte RSimps 2d ago Simply put, she can't have her cake and eat it too. Good for you. Sorry your mom is a
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    Redzero062 2d ago Best I can do is an upvote for your birthday. Which is more than your mom did I guess
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    RTX69990 2d ago I remember someone said, in a parent- child relationship, parents were supposed to be the mature ones.
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    QU33NKOOPA21 2d ago I don't understand how parents play favorites. More than that, I don't understand how any parent wouldn't have money set aside for both kids.
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    _bombilly 23h ago I mean, your dad probably has a favourite, it's human nature... The difference is he treats you both fairly and doesn't play favourites. Dad sounds like a dude... Mum should've had foresight and given you both £10 instead of leaving one without.
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    DaisyWheels 2d ago The apple didn't fall far from the tree, did it?
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    Gaychickenwings OP • 14h ago She had it coming
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    • Crayzeemike 2d ago Are you sure your father won't give his slice to your mother if she asks. Or if she won't just straight up take it from him?
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    Gaychickenwings OP ⚫ 14h ago He didn't give her any cake, and told her to off when she asked for a bite Imao, and my mum knows that she's toeing the line between me cutting her out of my life entirely so. No cake for her
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