Topic > Analysis of Judith Lorber's Night To His Day: The...

My mother says she treats us the same, but as we grow up I see the differences because we are girls, so my sister and I have to say that the house is clean and dinner sorted but my brother just plays sports and relaxes. My mother always told me and my sister that boys only play sports and get the family income, so I always push your brother. This makes me angry because she only focuses on him and doesn't realize that I am the first child and that education is important to me. He never asks me how school is going or if I need help with anything and expects me to know and figure things out on my own. On the other hand, my mother will give up anything for my brother, such as going to work to get him lunch and working days to watch his distant sports game. As for me, he didn't fire me from work when I did volleyball tournaments. Furthermore, not only my mother but also my brother a car, she has already bought three cars at a time because she really wants one and she has never bought me a car even though I have a license and he doesn't. Overall, everyone in my family can see what my mother prefers in my family, I understand why many people take people's judgments for granted because parents are afraid of feeling embarrassed about what their children