It's been a hectic day at work and a question struck my mind...
what's the cause of siblings hatred for eachother?
I made this an open question on my WhatsApp status and these are the replies I got..
From john
"In Nigeria here, this happens a lot, some children are Kings in their fathers house while some are slaves, sometimes you will ask if they are really siblings (blood related)..
Most times what causes children's hatred for eachother is their parents...
Most parents value some children more than some, they treat some better than the other, some has more advantage than another,It shouldn't be so..
Imagine a family that is not well to do, and maybe the younger son is doing better than the older, sending money to the parents and supporting them, do you think the parents will like the older child more than the younger one..? Not possible."
Abigail
"What causes fight between children is hunger, transfer of aggression, jealousy and in some cases poverty 🤣🤣🤣..
When mama and papa no get money to spend, house scatter, the children gets frustrated.."
Eunice
"Ever since I started having sense, I noticed that my parents don't like me at all. They prefer my younger sister to me. I'm always blamed if we have quarrel or issues..
My parents will never ask me what's the matter, if it's my elder sister, my mum will say that I'm disrespectful, if it's my younger sister, my dad will say I'm a bully..
I grew up disliking my parents and my sisters too, I always feel lonely and rejected.."
Chinedu
" It starts from little things, when people compliment one child and ignore the other, when one child is compared to the other..
When only one child gets gift and attention from a loved one..
Most times it's not the parents who does this alone, but friends and relatives..
I don't encourage that, if you compliment one of my girls in front of me and you ignore the other, I insist you compliment the other immediately, if you don't do it, I send you out immediately...
No one is allowed to compare their looks or level of intelligence, they are not in a competition.. People surely have a way of starting a war in someone's house and then go home leaving you to fight it.. "
These are few replies I have gotten..
From your point of view, what do you have to say about this replies and what's your own thought
what's the cause of siblings hatred for eachother?