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[quote=Anonymous]I was this child. My younger sister was adhd/explosive but then undiagnosed (it was the 90s, she was diagnosed as an adult). I was furious that sister got every second of parents' free attention, and her crises took away from my facetime with them. I understood it, she was needier than I was. It still hurt. The dynamic has continued into adulthood and it still hurts. I just asked my parents if I could bring the grandkids to see them for Christmas and was told no, because sibling needs them to go to her to watch her dog that week and she "has no one else". They are afraid she will melt down if they tell her no. I wasn't neglected. My mom took me shopping, my dad took me to my sports tournaments. Once I had the choice though, I moved as far away from home as I possibly could and forged a life for myself without them, with people who made me feel like a priority and not an afterthought.[/quote]
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