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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is interesting to me because I grew up in a big family with lots of siblings, cousins, aunts, and uncles. There were definitely special/closer relationships that popped up between certain pairings in the group. One uncle was closest with the sister who played basketball. One aunt favored the cousin who wanted to shop and talk fashion. One seemed to just like the oldest cousin she’d known longest. Etc. We all just saw it as normal.

So to me, the situation you describe is completely normal and I would not make a big deal out of it with the brother. I would consider it my job to help my kids put it in perspective. [/quote]
This isn't favoritism.  That's just relationships.  Favoritism involves treating someone poorly while favoring another.  You're missing the part where someone is treated poorly over and over and over.  That's the part that's painful, not the part where others have a good relationship.[/quote]

I did not see anywhere op says the other child is being treated poorly. What is being done to the child? I’d focus on that vs. favoritism of the other child.[/quote]

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