21-year-old's car breaks down, parents fix it and give it to 17-year-old brother instead: 'Somehow he deserves my car more than I do'

Is parental favoritism something that adult children should just put up with?

There are plenty of people who like to claim that all parents have favorites, and this becomes an issue when this favoritism becomes blatantly obvious. Having more than one kid is always going to be a balancing act of making sure everybody gets the same amount of positive attention, but some moms and dads are more than happy to completely ignore this issue.

Naturally, this is something that children can pick up on from a young age. The issue only gets more pressing as they get older and realize just how unfair it can be when parents blatantly favor one kid and disparage another. At its worst, the best way to deal with it as a non-favored child is to disengage with this behavior as much as possible. It is not good for anybody's mental health.

That being said, it is sometimes difficult to get away from a situation like this, no matter how much somebody might want to. Waiting it out can be painful, but there are times when it turns out to be the only way forward. It is upsetting to deal with in the meantime.

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In this story, a young woman called her mom and stepdad after her car broke down. The vehicle was towed and taken to a mechanic run by her dad's friend.
Immediately after this, her parents began to pressure her to buy a new vehicle. They reasoned that the current car, which was in her stepdad's name despite being bought with her money, would be given to her brother when it was fixed.
Things only got worse when her mom refused to let her go to the funeral of a neighbor, whom she had been very close to. She wanted to get herself out of this situation.
My parents are trying to take my car and give it to my brother, and now they’re controlling every part of my life.

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