‘Am I adopted?’: Hong Kong woman’s fury over parents’ favourable treatment of potential sister-in-law in family home sparks humorous online debate
- Woman hits out at favourable treatment given to brother’s girlfriend by her parents since she moved into the family home
- Social media opinion splits, with some saying the aggrieved party should simply move out while others accuse her of being narrow-minded
A tale of jealousy and alleged favouritism within a Hong Kong family has created a humorous debate on the city’s social media thanks to a recent set of posts on the anonymous local forum DiscussHK.
A young woman member of the family recently posted that she wondered if she was adopted because her parents cared too much about her brother’s girlfriend.
The woman’s potential future sister-in-law had recently moved into their home and was “treated like an empress”, the poster said.
As examples of favouritism, the woman said her brother’s girlfriend was given priority when her parents bought snacks and when she wanted to make pumpkin lanterns the whole family would eat pumpkins together.
The newcomer to the family was also given priority when it came to using the bathroom, so much so that the poster said she would fall asleep waiting her turn without getting washed.
