This has been on my mind for a while now, well since we went to stay with my parents for a month or so. I had noticed it before but this time it was so blatently obvious that I eventually was very glad to get out of there.
Years ago when I told my mum that I was expecting a ds she blurted out'oh we don't like little boys' along the cliche of dirty, nasty, naughty boys and sweet, loving, adorable girls. I now have dd too. They never told dd off, always went over to hug her and asked her about her day, showed an interest etc. With ds they told him off for no reason, didn't talk to him and on the occasion that there was something they had both done wrong, only ds was told off or moaned about.
My dad in particular seemed to really really dislike ds. MY mum just openly favouritised dd. I have spoken to ds and he doesn't seem to have noticed it too much except to say that grandad was always grumpy to him but I can't stop thinking about it. Should I just let it drop and try to be forgiving (a virtue I know, but so hard sometimes) or try to speak to them about it? I now live a long way away but I can't imagine having them here to visit and just letting it drop.