Today, my parents favoritism towards my brother really shone through when we moved house and he got the nicest and by far biggest room. I wouldn't mind, but my brother is in college overseas and never comes home. FML
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Today, my mom proved to me that there was favoritism between me and my siblings. My mom made me use my money to buy everyone dinner, but when my brother wanted to buy himself food, my mom asked him if he was gonna buy me and our sister some too, he said, "No, I don’t want to" and she said, "That’s fine." FML
Today, I was helping my dad move into his new house. It's a 4-bedroom house and he has three kids so it's perfect. I was wandering around and noticed that the first bedroom is his, the second is my older brother's, the third is my younger sister's, and the fourth is an office. I have no room. FML
Today, despite the fact that I live with my parents and pay rent, my mom decided the best spot for my brother, his wife and one-year-old son was my bedroom. So I'm sleeping on the couch, because it would, "take too long to clean her room." FML
Today, my mom chewed me out, because my brother has been complaining to her that I don't talk to him anymore since moving out. We've never talked much, even when we were sharing a place! FML
Today, my husband threw my brother out for wearing his dressing gown and eating his snacks, saying it was the final straw for his lazy, thieving, unemployed ass. I support my husband obviously, but now my parents are mad at me because my brother moved back in with them. FML
Today, I was talking to my military brother about him coming home soon. I told him that our parents don't always handle change well, but are excited to see him. He took that to mean that they don't want him home and to make plans to stay where he is. FML
Today, after years of telling my sister she's crazy for thinking our parents have been playing favorites all our lives, with me being the favorite, I saw in their will I got the house, both cars, and all their money. Meanwhile, all she got mom's old clothes, "if she can fit in them." FML
Today, my dad is an asshole. My brother gets to bring home and shag as many girls as he wants, yet when I told my dad I was inviting my study group to our house, 3 girls and 1 boy I’m not romantically interested in, he removed my bedroom door, just in case. FML
Today, I won an award at school for my hard work. Afterwards, my parents told me off. Why? They wanted my brother to get it instead of me. FML
Today, I realized how friendless and lonely I am. I cried this morning as I recalled my older (20 to my 16) brother visiting last weekend. He began his visit by hugging me and saying, "I love you sis', thanks for letting me be your brother." His affection to me is the only hug someone not my parents has given me in two years. FML
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crimsonlover4 31
Sorry to hear that Meg
westcoastkp 13
Stay there while he's gone? Maybe your parents can compromise
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darwinism 30
Tell them to buy him a nice new car so he has wheels when he visits. In the mean time you can maintain it by driving it around to keep the engine in shape. Win/win.
brainfarts 3
Did they give you the closet under the stairs?
Missyeru 14
You're the chosen one Harry!
mangobbler 11
This must be one of the most senseless situations I have seen. To be honest, OP, your parents are being ridiculously irrational with this, and reading the FML it is quite obvious why. I would recommend confronting them with the sentence "Why do you give the biggest room in the house to someone that isn't even here?" After this, it all depends on the answer. Good luck OP, and please reply to this FML, we always like to see a follow up to these stories.
DevilsMetsGiants 30
You should just spontaneously move your shit into his room. Or move out if you're old enough.
nattynatters 14
Time for a strategic take over. Just slowly move in over time. Or quickly trade while the parents are out. I've always heard of younger siblings getting their pick of rooms when older sibling go to college.
queerdragon 20
That's if the parents are rational beings who treat the children equally. When my sister went to college, I moved into her room because it had the most space. My best friend however lived with parents who were favoritists. She was the favorite, and her younger sister was not. When my sister went away to college, they maintained her room, bought her a new car, and paid all her expenses. When her younger sister (who was 15) when she moved out approached them about getting a bigger room, she was told she would have to wait for my friend to graduate. The sister was given my friend's old car when she turned 16 and promptly informed they had spent her college fund on my friend, so she would have to either work or get a scholarship. The younger sister was able to get a free ride because she got all A's. But when my friend needed money for rent, she asked for her old car back to sell. It was given to her no questions asked. So people are not always fair. Especially since my friend got B's and C's in high school and the same in college, taking a good 5 years to graduate. Even then, her parents still pay for everything while her sister is now graduated and paying for her own things .
MysteryGuest214 10
Ahhh, as in a lot of these cases, when you look at it from outside, it's easy to answer the question, "In the end, who is better off?"
perdix 29
Start peeing on the floor of your brother's room. Eventually, everyone will agree that you can have it. Learn from the dogs and the cats!
False_Stupidity 41
I like the way you think, although it dose have the drawback of making the room less desirable for OP as well...
perdix 29
#22, this is where "olfactory fatigue" becomes your friend. After long exposure to a foul smell, you stop noticing it. The OP can hang out in his little piece of urine-soaked heaven :D
jw90 18
It could be cuz he's the oldest or because they want him to feel welcome when he comes home. Either way parents should treat all their children equally, no matter how they act.
queerdragon 20
I followed you until "no matter how they act." If little Susy is getting good grades, does not smoke pot with her friends, comes home at reasonable times, has a job, does everything her parents ask of her (within reason) and is respectful, helpful, and kind, she should be rewarded. Is her sister Stacy gets shit grades, smokes pot, comes home drunk each night, does not have a job, tells her parents to **** off, and is rude, belligerent, and crass then she should not get the same respect and options as Susy.
llnursingll 10
ask your parents why, what makes your brother so special. or just sleep in there while he is gone. My sister is away at college and I sometimes sleep in her room because her room has better ventilation lol.
EmmaMK 35
Talk to your parents. Write a list of why you would like it. Be calm (even though you may want to explode inside), if you don't like the answer reply calmly with something like "I'm sorry you feel that way" or "that makes me feel sad". Stay calm then they may think about it. The child that is away from the home is of often the one parents are desperate to please. Good luck.
azwethinkweiz87 11
Do you get on well with your brother? Maybe if he heard about this he would tell your parents how silly it is to give him the best room when he's not even there. They are being very immature... there shouldn't be such obvious favouritism in families. Have a chat to your parents about this...
FoxTales 8
That is great advice!