I think right now my sister is the favorite because she popped out a grandchild for them but that may change when I decide to have a baby. I live closer and she is four hours away.
My mom does, but I'm almost a parental figure for her these days so there's also some need there. I know my dad loves me but he's completely indifferent about having a day to day relationship. In the 7 years since I graduated college and have lived away from home he's visited me....zero times.
"Why would you ruin perfectly good peanuts by adding candy corn? That's like saying hey, I have these awesome nachos, guess I better add some dryer lint." - Nonny
Post by litebright on Jul 18, 2013 10:36:40 GMT -5
Yes. I like them, too.
I've never been a kid/teen/adult that they had to worry much about or clashed with. Straight-and-narrow type. This doesn't necessarily translate to "liking," but I think they probably appreciate that I'm "easy" in that way. My siblings have struggled a lot over the years with focus, goals, not sabotaging themselves, etc., and my parents have offered a lot of help & support. They've done the same for me the times when I needed it, but generally I'm a lot more self-sufficient and always have been, and they do things for me/my family because they like to, not because there's any sense that we need it.
I'm pretty low-maintenance, low-stress and low-drama as far as offspring go, I think.
I also have two grandkids they adore, but so does my sister.
Post by mirandahobbes on Jul 18, 2013 10:54:12 GMT -5
Even though my sisters gave the grand-babies, my mom still loves me and likes me. My dad is gone but we were incredibly close. People always called us two peas in a pod His family was his world.
We had a rough go in my late teenage years, but thankfully they stuck with me because now we have a great relationship. They don't have a clear favorite out of the four of us, but I've become the reliable one as well as the one to give them their first two grandbabies. (Although now I have two nieces but for a few years my girls reigned supreme!)