It is easy to choose a favorite when it comes to something like your favorite color or even favorite kind of ice cream and so on. Those kind of things people should have a favorite.
but does it cross a line when people start choosing favorites in the family? Do people really have a favorite child or grandchild? Or do they like each one of them for different reasons, for what that person can bring to the table that another one can't.
My brother and I always bicker at one another trying to gain the "favorite" position with my mom. She finds it comical and so do we, neither of us take it to heart. He is the first born and a son but yet I am the baby and a girl. He is more fly by the seat of his pants and I am more the responsible one. He has made some decisions in his life that didn't work out the best and I have avoided those situations by watching his lead. We both can make her laugh and we have the same quick wit humor but also have the same put them straight to the wall kind of temper. I truly believe she doesn't have a favorite child but there are certain parts of our personality that she likes better in one or another, but yet we also share a lot of our traits as well.
One thing that really baffles me in all of this is when a family tries to play favorites. I have known people to all out state that so and so is the favorite grandchild in front of the entire family at a gathering. That just rubs me a bit the wrong way because than the rest of the family can have resentment and jealousy towards this person for their entire life because of this. I don't think it is fair to any party involved wether the statement be true or not.
But what I love is when the person that has a favorite and has made it known to the world tries to pull a power trip of that person with a "well I guess if this doesn't happen you won't be my favorite anymore". Are you actually serious in regards to this? I mean sure, it may have worked when people where small children but actually pulling it on adults you have to be kidding me right? It is very laughable.
So have you ever been in a situation like that and if not what would you do if someone pulled a power trip like that one?
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It's very evident that my younger brother is my mom's favorite. So no power play there, but I'm clearly my dad's favorite because I know mathematics and engineering and can talk shop with him. There's no mention of this, it's just obvious. My grandma on the other hand has told my cousins that I'm her favorite grandchild - to this day I don't know why - which has caused a rift in our relationships. I frankly wouldn't care if I was no longer the favorite because all it has gotten me is trouble!
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