Why does it seem like parents always like the older sibbling MUCH more than the younger one?

Question

I ask to get a ps2 or ps3 and my parents yell at me, my older brother asks for a ps2 or a ps3 and he gets a ps2.

Answer 1

Man, are you serious? I am the older child and I get yelled at for EVERYTHING!

Like I did something and got yelled at which I can understand because I know it was wrong BUT my sister did the exact same thing and so of course being mad I gave my mom "hints" that she had done something wrong as I had, she said "I will be the mother" and guess what she did?

Nothing! THEN of course yelled at me for trying to fill in for her as mother even if she doesn't do her job anyway!

Answer 2

Can't you guys share the PS2?

Answer 3

i know what you mean.  I was the younger child and my parent's bought my older brother a car (an audi at that!!!) and a quad...  i'm 32 now and make way more money than my older brother so now my brother is mad about that... it's just life I guess, it's not fair but life has so many unfair things going on.  I don't think it's a love thing, they love you the same, they just need to open their eyes to the situation.  Just get good grades and do good and in time they'll look at you and realize... hopefully.

Answer 4

its completely the opposite in my family. there are 4 kids, im the oldest. the youngest one seems to be the most liked, and its the second youngest who gets everything she wants. it think its different in every family.

Answer 5

Life isn't always fair, and other people don't always understand us.  When you're older you can get a job, earn money, and buy what you want without depending on the whims and decisions of other people.  If you wish to achieve freedom and autonomy start now by getting a good education.

I'm serious.  I don't know how old you are, but plan your years wisely.  Have a goal, have a plan, and be willing to work to achieve it.  Most kids waste their money on junk.  Start saving up for your freedom, so when you're 18 and legally free you'll have money to get your own place, and to have a car so you can work, and maybe also to get some higher education.

Answer 6

I don't know.  My daughter, second born, always said that about her older brother, too.  The problem is, she was right.  I have felt bad for years that I didn't treat her the same as her brother, but I never really grasped the situation until later in life.  Thank God we have been able to talk about it.  Now, she is 25 and working, going to college.  I try to help her as much as I can, and it is a way to make up for her treatment when my kids were young.  She says it makes her happy now because she needs so much more than she really did when she was young.  I hope it gets better for you.

Answer 7

I guess it depends on the family, my oldest said the youngest gets everything, but I know we spend more on the oldest, but the middle one doesn't seem to need anything.  But I love them all.  They each have their own personalities.

Answer 8

it stinks . I am the baby of the family, my sister was 5'7 when she was 12.  all my relatives were always like Look at madison. not to me. no.  i get hand me downs too.

Answer 9

How silly!, what a question!. You sound like a spoilt child!

Your follow up information is all about jealousy I am guessing. Do you throw a hissy fit if you don't get what you ask for? Maybe you need to reconsider and adjust your general behaviour and how you go about asking for things.

I think something as indulgent as a Ps do dah should be reserved for Birthdays and Christmas. They are expensive and maybe your parents are not too keen on getting you one because you are already spending far too much time in front of a screen? - could that be why they said no?.

Do you show them respect and do what you can to help keep your bedroom/ house nice?.

There are ways and means of getting what you want, stamping feet and pouting lips usually fail.

Answer 10

Sometimes there's a special bond between the parents and this first child. Because the parents had so much time to spend during the first-born infancy and early years, than the younger one, because the older one was always around and demanding attention, whiel the newborn is beginning to develop a bond. Maybe he helped to pay for it? Or worked for it? How long in between did you ask? If you asked a year ago, or two months ago, maybe they thought about it, or couldn't afford it then. Maybe it slipped their mind until your older sibling asked for one. I don't think it's favoritism at all. It might just be a fluke. And also, do you guys have to share the ps2? Or maybe you're too young for one?

Answer 11

Because older siblings are always better.

Answer 12

i always felt as if my parents preferd my younger brother....

Answer 13

IDK, but it's so unfair, we should stop the older sibling!