Harriette Cole: My kids are starting to notice their cousins get treated better

DEAR HARRIETTE: My parents are playing favorites with their grandchildren, and it’s becoming more obvious.

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My kids are starting to notice, and it absolutely breaks my heart. For example, my mom buys my sister’s children much more expensive gifts for birthdays and holidays, while my kids get smaller or less thoughtful presents. She also often invites my sister’s kids out to lunches, special outings or shopping trips, but rarely includes mine.

My children have started to ask why grandma doesn’t treat them the same, and I never know what to say without making my parents look bad.

I don’t want to create a family conflict, but I also don’t want my kids growing up feeling less loved or less important than their cousins. Part of me wants to sit down and have an honest convers