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[quote=Anonymous]Reading the posts in this thread has been sad but very relatable and cathartic.

I'm the oldest child and my younger brother has always been favored by my mom, likely in part because he's always been needier but also because I think he reminds her of herself as they look quite similar. I moved cross country for college and work and in the decade plus that I was away, she visited me twice. Meanwhile when my brother moved away for college, she followed him.

I moved back home recently in an attempt to improve the relationship but it's only cemented that we will never be close. My mother makes no attempt to know me but peppers my brother with questions about how work is going, what's he been up to, how was the latest trip, etc. We both live close to her but she sees my brother weekly while she sees me every few months.

I recently hosted a get together at my house and my mom arrived before my brother. I was attempting to make conversation with her but she would only give short answers and made no attempt to continue the conversation. After awhile, she got bored and pulled out her phone to scroll TikTok. When my brother arrived, her face lit up and she was suddenly very outgoing.

As much as I now regret moving back home and realize how naive I was to think that I could ever improve things between us, I'm starting to accept it. I've completely stopped making attempts to get closer to her since she's proven that it won't be reciprocated.[/quote]

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