do your siblings (older or younger) get more attention than you? and why?

Question

my older half brother always gets more praise and attention than me because he makes straight A's. am i the only one w/ this problem?

Answer 1

Yeah... it's terrible. My older sister gets more praise then I do because she "Always does whats right" and she "never messes up". My younger brother gets treated better because he is the baby of the family and "How cute! He's finally growing up!" It sucks... a lot... Oh yeah...and my little brother also gets better grades then me... or atleast he did cuz I just graduated.

Answer 2

Growing up, I was the one who use to get straight A's and awards and my younger brother was the more friendly and social one who really didn't do to well in school. I think he got more attention because he was so friendly with everyone and would joke around and make almost everyone laugh. I was more antisocial. haha. But I think I got more praise because I did well in school, got awards, and had a talent for drawing early on. In any case, don't worry about your older half-brother. There isn't anything wrong with you. You don't have a problem. Just remember, he isn't better than you just because he gets more attention and praise. Focus on yourself and make the best of yourself.

Answer 3

You know, that's just family dynamics. My older brother was always in trouble and got attention, my younger sister was super outgoing and got more attention.

That doesn't mean your parents love you any less. What my mom always said was that she each gave us what we needed, and a lot of the time my siblings needed the attention more than I did.

Maybe your brother gets praise for grades because they are his one good thing.

Answer 4

If you're always good then parents see no real need to praise you because the whole reason they do it is to encourage you to keep being good. This is unfortunate for those like you and me but once you understand you know and knowing doesn't take the place of how you'd feel with a little more attention but it does add peace if you choose to accept the truth.

Answer 5

Younger.

Answer 6

You are absolutely NOT alone. If I just say one thing to my younger sister, she screams and makes a huge deal out of something that was not even mean at all and eveyone feels bad for her and I get in huge trouble. It's so annoying. Once, I was even banned from one side of the boat for taking some popcorn that was not even hers! She sometimes annoys me and the same thing happens to my older brother when he says something to her.

Answer 7

No, you will never be alone. I am 22 and still struggling to fit in and feel loved. I am the middle child and 1 out of 2 step children in the house. My step mother took all her anger out on me and my brother and only shows love to her REAL kids. She even made it so our dad has little or nothing to do with HIS kids.
I always feel left out and like I have no family. The only thing you could do is talk to your parents and hope it changes.

Answer 8

Yes! Oh my gosh! My little sister always gets the attention! She's so annoying! Whenever she gets hurt, just a liiiiiiittle hurt, she has to blow it waaaay out of proportion. She could cry for 2 hours if someone just pinched her. Also, she tattles on the stupidest things. Sometimes, I'm forced to play her stupid games, because she told mom or dad "My brother said he wouldn't play with me." And my parents are like "Nate, play with her, now!"

Answer 9

I have an older sibling and a younger one. Don't even get me started on middle child syndrome.

Answer 10

No, I feel the same way as you do-my brother is older as well and sometimes it feels like he is my mother's favorite, because he already has a family. But, most parents love their children unconditionally, regardless of their grades or success or whatever. Your parents love you for who you are and that is all that matters.