My in laws struggled themselves to have children before and after my partner was born with several miscarriages and double bereavement then finally his sibling was born seven years after him. So my question is why do these parents idolise his underachieving brother and daughter in law and their over confident, cheeky, jealous, demanding child over their older hard working son and 2 other grandchildren?
A bit of a background, as the dil I'm self sufficient, expect the best behaviour (and respect for the next generation from my kids) hard working and the reason for asking for your opinions is due to my voluntary work as a learning mentor/listening ear and a lady
with severe depression asked me an almost identical question and I was stumped to give an answer so I'm keen to hear others experiences and opinions.