Here’s a pretty harsh truth that some people will deny to the death: Parents do have favorites. … It doesn’t mean the parents are evil or look at the other children in disgust … even within our tightest group of friends, there’s always one that you just enjoy hanging out with a little more. It’s natural, but admitting it even to another adult feels like the biggest asshole move in the world. Admitting it to your own kids is completely out of the question because the complexity of that conversation is so far over their heads, it would be impossible for them to grasp it. And the ones who didn’t make your top spot would feel rejection on a catastrophic level.
— John Cheese (via cracked)
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