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[quote=Anonymous]We just returned from a trip to see my parents.  My oldest told me that my mother told my niece her "ranking" of the grandkids.  I'm livid! I absolutely believe that my mother did this because she told me the "ranking" of her children when I was 11 years old.  It is still one of the most painful things to have to grow up with; I was least favorite.  I told my mother how damaging this was in my teens, in my twenties, and again (much calmer) in my thirties.  Now, in my late 40s and my mother has repeated this mistake with her grandkids.  Do I tell my siblings?

My niece said this to my kid and her own sister. The sister responded sadly "that explains a lot" - she was ranked second to last.

How would others handle this?  I'm at a loss.  My brother was and is the favorite. He's probably the most rational of my two siblings.  My sister can be spiteful like my mom or kind and understanding, so I don't really know what I'm going to get with her.  My inclination will be that she tries to twist the information in a way that makes me look bad and at fault.  My brother has a on his plate these days so I'm also not sure how he would respond,  but I think his daughter was most hurt by this.  Should they know so they can do damage control?[/quote]

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