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Jeffrey Kluger

It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for acknowledging it are the same everywhere: The favored kids recognize their status and keep quiet about it - the better to preserve the g

Jeffrey Kluger

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In many families, parents tend to have a child they like more, but this is rarely openly admitted. The children who are favored understand this unspoken truth and stay silent to maintain family harmony.

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