Comments on: My Mother … http://2amfix.net/my-mother/ The lives of two bitter and confused ethnic chicks in the OC. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:21:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: christine http://2amfix.net/my-mother/comment-page-1/#comment-405 christine Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:38:54 +0000 http://2amfix.net/?p=184#comment-405 It's obvious. He's the only son. Even though he's the youngest, he'll always be #1 in their eyes - just as my older brother was to my parents. Asian (and this counts for you South Asians as well) parents will always show favoritism towards their only sons. And on the other side of the scale, your brother will always have an opinion of his parents much skewed from your own or your sister's. Looking back on your childhoods, he'll have a much different version of your lives to tell others. It’s obvious. He’s the only son. Even though he’s the youngest, he’ll always be #1 in their eyes – just as my older brother was to my parents. Asian (and this counts for you South Asians as well) parents will always show favoritism towards their only sons.

And on the other side of the scale, your brother will always have an opinion of his parents much skewed from your own or your sister’s. Looking back on your childhoods, he’ll have a much different version of your lives to tell others.

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