Mom of four gets backlash after admitting that she has a favorite child
Most parents swear up and down that they don’t play favorites when it comes to their kids. But one woman isn’t shy about sharing her truth: She has a favorite child.
As Britain’s Independent newspaper reports, Alisha Tierney-March, a mother of four who lives in Sheffield, England, has caused an uproar after appearing on a talk show to reveal her preference for her 2-year-old daughter.
“Kennedie is just all-round nicer to be around,” she said of her second-youngest child during Tuesday’s taping of the British morning show This Morning.
Alisha openly says she prefers her third child over the others – giving her preferential treatment and showing her more affection. But do you think it's okay to pick favourites when it comes to your children? pic.twitter.com/ab8SiTGerP
— This Morning (@thismorning) April 17, 2018
Tierney-March is also mom to Addisson, 9, and Harleigh, 7, as well as 1-year-old Elijah. She suspects that her tighter bond with Kennedie was fostered because the older children were at school, giving her more time with the girl.
“I’ve just got that different bond with Kennedie,” she said. “I have got such a bond with her. I’m not sure if it’s down to breastfeeding.”
Tierney-March added that she was disappointed when she learned that her youngest child, Elijah, would be a boy.
“I love him to pieces [and] he’s a lovely baby, but again he’s hard work,” she said.
She said her older daughters are aware of her preference for Kennedie, causing This Morning host Holly Willoughby to suggest that she was causing them emotional harm.
Many viewers agree and have taken to social media to blast Tierney-March’s parenting.
Wait until they have the deciding vote on the nursing home she goes to!!
— Tanya_Stephens (@tanya_furk) April 17, 2018
I feel sorry for the other children! They’ll always feel like they’re not good enough, I think this is horrible and twisted!
— Nikolei (@Shorteh86) April 17, 2018
Psychologically damaging to the other two children. That's all I can say. And it's all the mothers fault.
— Samantha Thomas (@sammiebonkers) April 17, 2018
But Tierney-March may not be alone. In a recent U.K. study, 23 percent of parents confessed to having a favorite child. Of those respondents, more than half favored their youngest offspring, while 26 percent preferred their eldest.
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