People Share Questionable Parenting Tactics That Still Affect Them to This Day

Many parents struggle to give their children equal attention and support. Feeling that your sibling gets more attention than you might make you wonder if you are loved as much as they are. Sometimes it can be challenging for parents to juggle all the needs of different kids, but it’s important to make an effort to avoid one of them feeling left out or unloved.

Special dates and celebrations are critical times to make children feel valued and honored. This person’s parents probably didn’t think twice about overshadowing her birthday with her brother’s baptism, but we can see it had a powerful effect on her at only 4 years old and that she still carries that pain with her.