Is it normal that my parents prefer my little brother, the kind?

My parents prefer my little brother (10). E.g. I (13) can finally play fortnite. My little brother can of course also do it. They use as an excuse that he plays it for some and it makes no difference whether he plays it there or with us. It's not even wrong. But when I was 11 or so I said the same thing. It was said that you can't control it with others. But we wouldn't allow fortnite. That was just one example of many…

Maybe he's generally more sensible and trustworthy than you are.

This is normal and not a real preference. The first child usually gets the strictest rules. With the children after that, this is relaxed from time to time, simply because the parents also have more experience in bringing up, generally become more relaxed…

It's a bloody game.

And if your parents forbade your brother to play, it would mean that you would be preferred. You can never please siblings.

All older siblings know the effect. The older ones have to fight and the younger ones get it too. Unfortunately this is normal. But even if it feels very unfair now. Later these experiences will help you, your brother will miss it.

It's not just about the game. It was just an example. That's not so important to me, it's just about the principle

Well actually not. He's put garbage cans on the street more than once and his grades aren't the best either… He's hooked up with my parents

My older sister also punched a lot. She had to fight for it and we youngsters benefited from it. I was 4. Since the parents had already chewed everything through 3 times with the grown-ups, I got through all the fights faster than the oldest.

With the first child, parents are even more idealistic. They still have strict ideas and ambitions. I see that in my children too. My idea was little TV and no cell phone, wooden toys and no sweets instead, lots of fruit and vegetables.

Only I did the math without my son. He opposed it with all his might. We were also raised by the children, so to speak. His younger sister reached her goals more easily, which often made him jealous. It wasn't intended or controlled. Especially since his sister managed it much more charmingly than her brother, who was brushed on "riot".

Yes, slime works very well for some people too.

Maybe I should try that too.