Were you ever asked as a child, “Who do you love more, your mom or your dad?” That’s a question many weren’t able to answer back then, and would likely have refrained from answering later as adults.
But some adults have no problem ranking others, even when it comes to their own children. Unsurprisingly, such preferential treatment can result in all sorts of detrimental outcomes, from strained relationships to wounds that might never heal.
On the list below, you will find stories shared by siblings of the “golden children” who, in their parents’ eyes, could do no wrong. The netizens opened up about their experiences and feelings after a member of the ‘Ask Reddit’ community asked them about the time their parents’ favoritism came back to bite them. Scroll down to find their accounts of the aftermath on the list below, but keep in mind that some of the stories can get quite upsetting.