I can understand having a stronger connection with a child that shares your intrests but if you do for one then you do for all. It is not acceptable to work overtime adn sell things to purchase something for one child over another.

I don’t think having a favourite child is unusual & I don’t always think it’s intentional. There could be different reasons why this has happened.
I feel for the Dad in this situation, especially if the Mum spoils Angie but Julie doesn’t sound like she’s cracking up about that?

I couldn’t imagine having a favourite child. How upsetting for the children involved.

I believe parents should not have favorite child.

It’s awful knowing you aren’t the favorite, and can never live up to your siblings. I would never be able to have a favorite

I dont think it’s okay to treat your children differently

I only have one child and find it hard to understand how a parent can favour one over the other. If that did happen I think it would be prudent to keep it to oneself.

I dont think having shared or different interests means you have a favourite child. I have things in common as well as differences with both my kids, I do not have a favourite

I was in a bit of the same situation I went with one child to Gymnastics and Dad went to footy with the other. The second child who went to Gymnastcis started to tell me dad was not there for them and that why was dad never there when they had a fall or got hurt but was always there for the other child. This child is now an adult and still believes dad preferred the older child than them and to this day it still happens where the two are differentiated and it is noticed both by the child and others.

Seeing first-hand the emotional/mental torment, not only as children but the deep seeded issues that follow them well into adulthood, I believe no parent should ever openly admitting to having a favourite child.

shhhhhh i may have a favourite yet i love them both equally

Jeez.. I think Julie would be my favourite too

I have no doubt that most families have a favourite. I know I was the favourite of my parents for a while.
But these things change. I think we go through cycles and each child gets a turn at being the favourite for a time!

It’s not unnatural to be closer to one child than another, but the problem arises when you talk about it as “favorites”.

I can see points to both sides here.
First I do think it was unfair that he bought another camera for her but then what Angie does can be very costly in the long run so I can see his point there.
Some families are like this, where 1 child is closer to 1 parent and the other child closer to the other parent. But I don’t like playing favourites

I think you should have told her that you don’t favour one over the other but you do have more in common with your other daughter. Explain to her that she will need to pay you back if you can get the dress as your other daughter has to pay you back for the camera. My late husband and I both had a favourite where our sons were concerned but, to this day, they never knew.

I don’t think I could ever do this

Honestly it sucks I grew up with 2 older brothers and my father favouring my younger brother over me and my older brother and to this day it still affects me especially with how I parent my 2 kids. It’s a horrible feeling knowing your not equal to your sibling. My father has even blatantly said it out loud, I have heaps of things my dad and I share that we love but my father is a horrible narcissistic person so no matter what his favouritism is from the fact I have health conditions so I’m not perfect and my eldest brother has made a lot of mistakes in his life due to drug addiction and failures which where caused by my dads behaviour toward him and the trauma he has endured so my story is definitely not the same as this one!!
I know you may not feel you have anything in common with your other daughter but you might be surprised that you do, it might not be with the things your wife does with her or the things you do with your other daughter but I’m sure if you dig deep enough you’d discover things you both love doing together. I’m my honest opinion if your child acknowledges that you favour your other daughter over her and doesn’t feel equal to her sister it may cause her problems in the future. Maybe try to sit down with her and find common ground and something you both love doing together. The worst you can do is give up! Keep trying with her and showing your love and interest in her.

A jerk for not denying it for sure ! I don’t believe it’s fair to say favourite, you just have way more in common and have spent a lot more time with one twin than the other . I’m a twin myself and had way more in common with my dad than my twin sister , I was the sporty outdoorsy type whilst my twin liked watching tv and shopping with mum , it may have seemed I was dads favourite but he loved us equally and if my twin demanded a $4000 dress dad would have laughed in her face , that is a very expensive dress , she sounds a little bit self entitled brat . The mum said no so she goes to dad and dad says no and she has a tantrum

I don’t agree with playing favourites but I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t slightly more lenient on my second child, I feel everyone around me has picked our other kids as favourites and because she’s a bit more wild she has been left out a bit