Kilgore Trout
Banned
My mom treated me better my dad treated my sister better.
My particular situation is sorta reverse. My mom always preferred me over my brother because I had fairer skin. My mom even convinced my brother to use skin bleaching products. Anyway, being preferred in my case was actually a bad thing since my mom was a religious psycho who forced me to participate in various voodoo rituals against my will. She was insanely overprotective and extremely paranoid -- whenever I coughed, sneezed, stretch, had a common cold, used the bathroom too long -- she would always assumed that someone put a 'hex' on me and that 'evil spirits' were trying to possess me.
Her bizarre/extreme parenting is the source of my depressing (which extended into my adult life). I rarely talk about it with other people because they either assume 1) that I'm lying, 2) exaggerating, or 3) quick to defend my mother and dismiss her behavior as normal motherly love. She's very religious and superstitious and believes in these things. She always assumes that I'm sick and would force feed me prescription medication even when I'm in perfect health.
I grew up in a family of women and Iwas the only guy other than my dad in my family. Middle child too.
I have two sisters (one younger & older) and they showed my older sister so much favoritism it was sickening. My dad was a doctor and wanted us to follow the same path. When I told him I cared more about art, music, and djing more than becoming a doctor, he never got over it. While my parents threw out my comic book collection, action figures, and tried to throw out my skateboards, they showered my older sister with praise, bought her anything she wanted, paid for her education, and basically kissed her ass. Even though I came up in a relatively well to do family, I've had more jobs out of ANY of my siblings cause I knew if I wanted what I wanted in my life, I would have to work for it.
Today, I live in New York City and have been supporting myself and living on my own since the age of 18. My Older sister will be 32 this year, has been living at home since dropping out of pre-med at Columbia University in 2005 and hasn't had a job in over five years.
What about your younger sister?