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[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]

I find it completely normal too.  I have aunts and uncles I like much better than others as well.  I don’t treat them “equally” either.

There are 2 favored cousins who are inheriting the family farm to the exclusion of the rest of us.  I honestly don’t care…they still work and live there.  Good for them, they have sweat equity in it and I have a preference for it to stay “in the family” as a working farm instead of being auctioned off to developers.  I don’t care that I won’t get a share of its value at all.[/quote]

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