I am one of four children (three sisters--I'm the only boy). The other day I had a conversation with my youngest sister about which child gets the most stuff from our parents. It's not the first time we've had the discussion and likely will not be the last. Generally, it comes out looking like I get the most stuff and I get it because I am the only boy. And I can't really argue otherwise.
It's not that I actually get more stuff (at least I'm pretty sure I don't), and definitely not because I'm the only boy, it's just that they can site more specific examples of the big-ticket items I have received and also the circumstances surrounding me getting these things. This ultimately leads to an argument over the issue of favoritism and whether or not I deserved what I got.
By the simplest logic the answer is no because all a person really needs is food, water, shelter, love, and anything else is just gravy. But my unworthiness goes a little further, because I made deals with my father to obtain several things, and several times I did not meet the conditions, yet I still got what I asked for. My sister have yet to see that they receive the same treatment. I have pondered the reasons behind why I got so much, and while I've gotten no closer to proving that I am not the subject of favoritism, I thought "Why just accept these things as gifts? You father obviously felt that you deserved these things, so how about you prove him right."
It would be interesting to get my money's worth out of all the expensive things I got over the years. I don't mean just use the heck out of the stuff until it's worthless, I mean trying to use those things to gain the actually dollar amount (at least the things with obvious money-earning applications. everything else I'd just have to use the crap out of). I think that would be the best way to prove that I was worthy of my gifts and to show my appreciation. I haven't yet, but maybe we should all try that. Trying to prove you deserve what you get by putting it to it's best use. GENIUS!! As far as that argument over favorites goes, if they believe it's me then that's their fault.
50 points for reading. And just because I get stuff I don't deserve, you also receive +300 even though you haven't really earned it.
JOSH, THE SHERM
