Do you like one of your kids more than the other? NOT LOVE?

Question

This question is for Parents out there that have more than one child.

I am a mother of 3. I am not asking if you LOVE one of your children more than the other.

I am asking, DO you like or get along better with one of your children more than the others?

Stace

Answer 1

Every parents that way. They usually tend to go towards the one thats in a better mood and nicer . lol.

Nothing wrong with that either. As long as its not total favoratizom(sp?)

Answer 2

Speaking from the oldest of three's stand point/only girl, you can see when a parent likes one child more than the other.  Try to balance it between your children, it only drives them away.  I know my mother loves me, that's never been questioned, but it is very clear that she likes my brothers more than me.  I'm twenty three and we've never had "the mother/daughter" moments and I doubt we ever will.  It hurts-be careful how you handle this one.

Answer 3

Somedays yes lol they test my patience and some days i like being around one more than the other then the next day it usually switches.  But I love them just the same.  It is just that some days my oldest son is way to hyper and out of control and so i get stressed out with him but my other son may be doing ok that day but then it will switch the next day and my oldest son becomes the one that is helpful and listens and my other son becomes a pain to deal with lol so it switches back and forth

Answer 4

Maybe I'm not yet qualified to answer your question since I only have one child... But I could already tell you that my son and I share a special bond with him being the first born... Not that I won't have a bond with #2... He was just my first baby!

Answer 5

LIke one better than the other no.  Get along with one better than the other yes.  Its just like if you have brothers and sisters, you might get along better with one than the other but doesn't necessarily mean you like one more than the other.

Answer 6

This question is hard to answer. I'm going to answer honesty but I'm going to feel guilty. My 4 yr old at the moment will do anything for attention and has been having major tantrums over the smallest things. Lately because of it, I am becoming frustrated and I feel like I am being 'nicer' and more 'patient' to my 9month old daughter. Its not that I don't like my son...I love more than words can say but I am disliking his behavior. Answering this question though has just made me realise that maybe I need to change my reaction towards him and maybe he will behave differently. Fingers crossed

Answer 7

awww this kind of makes me feel like a bad mom. : [

i like my two older ones better i guess [4 and 2 yrs old] because i KNOW them. you know? i have a baby who is 4 months old and i have connections wih all of them but im close with my other kids cuz theyve been around for years.

im sure when the baby gets older it will be the same with all of them.

Answer 8

Yeah...sometimes some of them get on my nerves. I have always had trouble with my 6 year old, and 8 year old. They are stubborn. But the rest are pretty well behaved.

~Kate

Answer 9

Only when my son is teething 2 or more teeth at a time. lol Then my daughter is like heaven. Other than that no, hasn't happened.