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Clare O’Reilly

Why I wish I wasn't my parents' favourite child - being the golden girl comes with a lot of pressure

Clare O-Reily.

Journalist Clare O’Reilly stole the title of 'favourite child' from her brother - but 30 years later she's starting to regret it.

Ask any younger sibling and they’ll ‘fess up to being competitive with their kin. I’m certainly guilty as charged when it comes to my older brother Michael – I can recall with startling clarity the exact moment he went from being my lovely big brother to competition that needed to be crushed and annihilated.

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