Parents try their hardest to treat their children equally but often can’t help but favor one child over the other. The slightest feeling of favoritism can trigger a world of trouble since everyone wants to at least be treated equally.
Children pay close attention to these small details, and there’s no worse feeling than realizing that you are the least favorite child. That feeling sticks with you forever and creates insecurity and many other issues.
Apparent favoritism is even worse since the parents don’t even try to hide it. Children realize that they simply have to deal with it and have no other choice at the time being.
A Redditor who goes by the username u/Short_Farmer_6191 made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole subReddit where he explained how he is allowing two of his sons to live with him but refused to let his middle child move back in. The user was accused of favoritism and felt unsure about how he handled the situation.
The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to u/Short_Farmer_6191‘s post. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.
Here’s the original post by Reddit user u/Short_Farmer_6191:
OP wasn’t as strict with his younger son and allowed him to continue living with him after turning 18.
OP eventually allowed his oldest son to move back in with him.
OP tried to find a solution that everyone would be happy with but failed to do so.
OP wasn’t sure if he handled the situation properly, so he decided to consult with the Reddit community.
OP thinks he might potentially be the a-hole for the following reason:
Here’s how the Reddit community reacted to u/Short_Farmer_6191’s post:
OP is clearly favoring one son over the other.
It feels like OP doesn’t want to find a solution to this problem.
That could be an easy solution to the problem OP is facing.
“You were just a harsh parent who asked them to leave at 18.”
OP needs to be more open to criticism.
To put it in better words:
OP needs to figure out a way to help his son one way or another.
OP needs to apologize to his children for being so harsh with them.
“There’s clear favouritism going on.”
OP is repeating his mistakes without realizing it.
OP wouldn’t even consider kicking the others out but refuses to help his son.
“I’d say that’s pretty inconvenienced.”
OP needs to read back his own words and recognize what he’s doing.
“He could easily move into an apartment with a few friends and split the cost.”
Well, this was an interesting story. OP needs to recognize that he’s favoring some of his children over others.
His son is currently in dire need of his help, and he needs to figure out a way to help him. If you enjoyed reading this, make sure to check out similar content on our platform.