Do you love one child more than another?

I always tell my kids "your my favorite but don't tell your brother/sister". LOL I'm sure one day I'll get caught when all three of them are together talking about stuff! They are all lmy favorite for different reasons. My oldest and I have been clashing, but I love going to soccer practice with her on Monday nights then out to ice cream just the two of us and she tells me all of her little secrets. It reminds me of what it's like to be 11 again. My 4 year old is my favorite becasue everything is fun, a big adventure to her, she has a lot of spirit and energy and she makes me laugh the most out of all my kids. My 18 month old son is my favorite because he is my baby. He is always sweet and good natured, and loves to just sit and cuddle. I wouldn't say I love one any more than the others, but I love them for different reasons, because they are all different.

I helped to raise 4 boys, all as different as apples and oranges. Each has his own distinct personality,and each his own ideals and outlooks. These boys are my Favourites. I love each differently, but not less or more. We have had our differences, but they have all worked out. We are all best friends, and when we get together we have fun. Just being together is Fun!

No I love both mine same and always have Both my Children are very close to me they are Adults now but they are still close to me and I love them both more then anything

I think every child should be loved and treated the same. I got sick of it growing up feeling SO unloved and SO unworthy of my parents love because they seemed to favor my sister over me. I think it sucks. When I have kids I vow to love them all the same, to love them all as not more than another. Its wrong to do it any other way no matter little or old.

i never being a parents so i don't know what the parent's feel about their childs. but, i think every parents loves their child and i will be a parent i want to be a good parent, i will loves all of my child, and don't love one child more than another...! every child have something that make them great person, may be one child likes drawing and the another likes football...

I have to say no. i do not love one child more than another. i love them both the same and equally treat them the same. i remind them each and everyday that i love them both. However it is easy for me to say this now, because the ages of my kids are 5 and 1. As they get older I hope that I do not, but I understand exactly what you are saying. Everyone has a different personalty, and treating them the same would not be right. With this it depends on what they are doing. Then maybe things will change slightly

The ammount of love I give to all of my kids is the same, but the way I love them is diffrent. My oldest daughter is not over sensitive and a very fun playfull active girl. So with her I can talk to her in more of an adult mannor. My middle daughter is extremily sensitive and not very active at all so I have to talk to her very gently.

I love all my children the same amount i guess you could say. But i do love them in different way. My oldest is close to an adult and our relationship is more friendly and mature. My son drives me crazy but he is just a teen and I think they are supposed to drive you nuts at this age lol. But i look at him and see the handsome and great young man he is turning into and my heart will melt. Then there is the little one. She is only 4 and everything new she does and learns brings me such joy. So i don't love one more than another just different.

I am speaking in behalf of the children, haha, I definitely believe that it is unevitable for parents to have favorites amongst their children. It is the reality that siblings basically have different personalities, and these personalities are all acknowledged by the parent. But also, these personalities are the basis of who becomes mom/dad's favorite. haha... I think it'll never be a fair game cause in the first place, both or all children have different personas, and I agree that treating them equally is not the way, but rather, it should be catered and customized to the personality of the child.

I have a niece and nephew that I spend an awful lot of time with. And I'll admit that although I don't love one more than the other...I am closer to my nephew. We bonded when he was first born and it has always been like that. My niece and I are close but in a different way. We talk and play games but theres not the same bond there. I do make it a point to try to always treat them the same though. LIVE IN PEACE

a lot of my friends who have kidshad asked me the same question. my answer is always the same. you may call me not being totally honest but this is really what i feel. i do not have a favorite among my 3 kids. the love that i feel for them are equal. well, maybe my definition of favoritism just don't fit with my feelings for my children. but i must admit since my other kid is a girl i'm a little more protective with her but it doesn't mean that for the 2 boys i protect them less. i agree though that they have different personalities. i will take note of your comment on treating them on different levels based on their personality. meanwhile since they are still kids i will enjoy for now the time i spend with them doing things together.

I have two boys who are totally different from eachother. I had the 'you love him more than me' thrown at me several times and in truth...no I don't! Both are unique, my older is very special since he was my first baby. He is totally different to me and I often don't 'get him' at all, he challenges me. I love spending time with him. He is extremely smart and less sporty but tries harder than most in this area...he makes me proud of him on a day to day basis. My other is my last, my baby. He is so like me it's not funny. When I catch him sulking I can relate to exactly what he is going through because I used to do the same thing! We should clash, but don't at this stage, but I guess that may come as he gets older. He is smart and sporty very lucky...imo. I remember as a child knowing which was the favourite kid and the jealousy I felt so maybe that's why I don't go there

I agree totaly with you there are different activities that you can do better with different aged children. I have 3 my oldest is 6 and middle is almost 4 and youngest is 19 months. The oldest are girls and my baby is my little man. And it is easier to take the youngest shopping cause he still rides around and dont beg for every toy in the place. and the oldest i can play games with or sit down and color or write with. and my middle one were kinna butting heads as of lately but i also went through that with my oldest. And with all that said i love them all equally, but my little man is my lover he is so compasionate and caring and loves his mama and love just being with me, the girls are always off doing their own things and because he isnt old enough to join all of theri things right now we just hang out and cuddle and watch tv. but i am sure as every day passes and he gets older i will lose that soon.

I love all my kids the same equal way and it would be mean of that parent to secretly love another child more