Do we show favoritism as a society? I mean, when we go to restaurants we have a favorite server. We have a favorite bank teller, cashier, manager, gas pump, ATM and the list goes on and on. Is it so weird to think that we could have a favorite parent? And conversely that our parents could have a favorite child? If every child is so different, and we all have distinct qualities that make us unique...is it so awful to think that we could clash with one or even both of our parents thus making us liked more by one or another?
I don't think I am making any sense here. So let me explain. My nephews are two of the most amazing children on this planet. I love them so much that it literally pains me. Okay not literally, but I genuinely love them. As wonderful as they are...they could not be more opposite from one another. Personality, temperament, fears, desires, favorite sports...they are all different. Okay they both like the same foods...but what pair of children aren't fed the same things?
But I digress. I have tried my best to treat each child equally, and to give each child the attention that they need and they frankly deserve. But I know that I fail, I know that I probably gravitate toward the "easier" child. The problem is that I see others following this same trend. I can't even begin to understand what it is like to have children...I may never understand, so I am not even going to try and venture a guess as to how to avoid this. I can only say that I love my nephews, and the parents they have been blessed with more than I love myself.
But is it so crazy to think that we have our favorites? And what happens to the one or ones that fall short of that favorite? I don't know...I sound stupid...and now I am done.
That is all.
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