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Article: In-laws favor daughter over son.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
- Article date:
- January 28, 2001
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Q: My husband and I have two children. We have a problem that I don't believe is that unusual: My in-laws favor our daughter over our son. Even though Jim is only 5 years old and Wendy is 4, I can see differences in the way they are treated. I'm sure the kids are picking up on it on some level.
My in-laws only had two sons, so I think maybe they favor my daughter because they never had a girl. I can almost understand why they prefer my daughter, because she's a typical girl who loves dressing up and playing with dolls, whereas my son is big and tough. But in these situations, I really feel sorry for him. Aside from talking to my in-laws, are there other things I ...