My elder brother and I are treated very differently by my parents
So basically I (19m) feel like my parents and I just don't have that connect as my elder brother has with them or I feel like they just don't love me as much as they love my brother
Well I am saying this after observing certain things
Like few years back when my brother passed his 12th he went to studies abroad and like there was no oppose from my parents and even I felt that the same would happen with me but I was wrong cuz I passed my 12th last year and I also gave multiple entrances and all and got selected to a few colleges that I dreamt of but my parents never allowed me to go to the uni of my choice, even after I cried soo much still they didn't listen to me and their reason was that I scored less in boards even though my scores were just a few % less than my elder brother's but ya (but ya again me being stubborn I didnt listen to their advice of taking admission in a local college and rn I am in a good college in Mumbai)
That was not the only instance cuz the reason I wanted to move away from home was because the change I observed in my parents towards my elder brother after he moved out for college i.e after my brother moved out for the college they became more soft and loving towards him, I haven't seen them scold my elder brother since he has moved out for college and ya I thought same would be the case with me but ya I was wrong cuz I do still get scolded by my parents especially my dad's most of the times
Also like whenever my elder brother video calls them, the talk goes on for 40mins - an hour whereas when I videocall them the max they talk is for 8-10mins, and ya whenever my brother calls, both my parents look so interested in talking to him whereas when I call it's only my mom most of the time who talks to me, my dad hardly comes on phone (it's like 1 in 5 calls he'll be there)
Something that I agree that my parents do provide me with materialistic thing or do send me money whenever I ask them to but for me it's something emotional which is lacking and I wish they understand what I feel cuz I really feel that they just love my brother more than me
Cuz like even when I have to make some decisions or buy something it's always like go ask your brother first but it's not the same for my elder brother he gets all the approval
Thanks for reading
Posted Jul 4, 2025, 1:17 AM UTC