“You’re an entitled princess:" Golden child sister gets yelled at by older brother after she jealously complains about his relationship with their grandparents, despite favoritism from parents

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jan 7, 2025 2:00 PM EST

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Feeling like you're second in line to a sibling is probably one of the worst feelings in the world. As a child, it can destroy your sense of trust in others, diminish your confidence, and make you feel unworthy of love and appreciation. If you're someone who grew up feeling like you had a "golden child" sibling, and that you were neglected, there are redemption stories that are sure to make you feel better. Not that someone else's experience will necessarily make you feel better, but it can help. Sometimes all you can do is distance yourself from the people giving you pain, and heal in other ways. Regardless of how your parents treated you, everyone is deserving of love, support, and worth. 

In the story below, it centers around a 17-year-old who feels as though his 15-year-old sister is the golden child, and that he's not only neglected, but doesn't even have the same privileges as she does. He cites many examples of why he feels like this, but it all boils down to the same thing. He takes solace in the bond he shares with his grandparents. They put effort into him, make him feel special.

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    "Sometimes they let my sister choose what we're doing for my birthday"
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    AITA for telling my sister she can't be everyone's favorite and being our parents favorite should be enough?
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    I (17m) fought with my sister (15f) the other day and got kicked out by my parents because of it. I might have gone too far so I'm here to find out.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724

    He should never have gotten kicked out for this. It's obviously on his parents that they didn't make him feel equal to his sister, so of course he's going to have outbursts. He's also only 17-years-old. He's not mature enough to understand how to cope with difficult emotions in the first place. 

  • 04
    My parents treated my sister like the favorite. She was the kid who couldn't get into trouble, who could wrap them around her finger and get away with h_l. But the favoritism mostly showed in them spoiling her and dedicating 1:1 time for her while they never made much of an effort with me.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    She gets pulled out of school early usually 1-2 times a month for a hang out with one of our parents, and sometimes they pull her out for family time. I never get pulled out of school for stuff like that.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
  • 06
    My parents make a bigger deal out of my sister's birthday and she gets a choice for her birthday parties. I always had to go for what my parents chose for me. Sometimes they just let my sister choose what we should do for my birthday and there are 5 years | can easily say the birthday was
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    for her and not me because I hated it. One time it was this tea party place. Another time it was a spa. Like yeah I was there but it wasn't about me. When we were way younger the other thing was she had to get at least two presents to open during my party or someone else's party.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
  • 08
    My parents always talk about how proud they are of my sister. They have pinned her art on our schedule board. They post about every report card she gets. My grades are better and more consistent but she still gets all the praise.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
  • 09
    My sister could be invited for an all girl cousin sleepover. My parents never let me go to an all boy one unless my sister could be invited. Another thing was aunts and uncles could invite her to hang out with cousins without me but not me without her.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724

    Wait, what? How would they allow a young girl to go to a boys only sleepover? That just seems odd and inappropriate. 

  • 10
    The only people who were allowed to have just me were my paternal grandparents. They fought my parents to have special time with me. They always try to make me feel less unwanted. They spoil me a little. They show. up to support me every time I have a competition I'm in and sometimes they can get other
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    family to come too. They always make sure I get a wanted birthday present and Christmas present because my parents don't make the same effort, while my sister might get 5 to 6 wants each time.
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    They tried to include my sister sometimes but she never wanted to come and they never pushed it. But she was invited and my grandparents didn't completely ignore her. My sister has gloated about our parents not getting me any good presents or about how she has all the control for my
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    birthday celebrations. Or that I never get to pick the takeout place like she does (sometimes). She said our parents don't like spending time with me either since I never join in on family stuff.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
  • 14
    She's jealous about it now and has bitched to me about it since September 20th when she wanted me to know it wasn't fair I was getting so much cool stuff from them when she got nothing. The thing she complained about was a refurbished $150 laptop they got me for school before
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    Christmas because my parents wouldn't replace my old one (that my grandparents bought) and they weren't okay with me using the family computer. But guess who could use mine when hers broke? Yeah... Anyway, she bitched about it and then bitched even more when I got stuff to customize my PS5 and some
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    other stuff for Christmas. She told me they never get her all the cool stuff she wants. She complained about it and then the other day I snapped when she told me I'm so the favorite and how that is and how much Is k and they sk for having a favorite. She said she didn't do anything to not
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    be. I told her she can't be everyone's favorite and being our parents favorite should be enough. My sister told me I was a j for saying that and I told her at least I'm not a selfish, entitled princess and she already gets practically everything she wants off her wish list so why is she complaining when I get one or
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    two things that I want. I told her she knows our parents don't do sh for me. I told her she's not even a good sister but at least she's their favorite, right? She started screaming at the top of her lungs that she hated me and our parents came in and asked what the fight was about and when they heard I called her their
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
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    favorite and told her she can't be everyone's favorite they said I needed to leave.
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
  • 20
    I'm at my grandparents house and my sister texted me once saying I had no right to say all those mean things to her and I hurt her feelings. AITA?
    via u/Just-Scallion-1724
  • 21
    MarathonRabbi... NTA, this is a pretty standard sibling argument. Your parents kicked you out of the house for this? They and your sister are complete pieces of sh.
    via u/MarathonRabbi
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    lanette01 NTA. Your parents proved your point by kicking you out.
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    Appropriate Te... You are most definitely not the a hole! I understand what it's like to not be included and to have a favorite sibling. It's rough! Your parents are and I'm sorry that's the hand you were dealt.
    via u/Appropriate Te

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