How do you deal with income inequality within the family?

In this case, parents tend to treat the higher income sibling better and sometimes even abuse the lower income one.
The parents are self sufficient and not dependent on either child for money and in fact the lower income sibling does more work for them and buys gifts etc.
However, the parents seem to continue with this partial treatment, which can be heartbreaking to the lower income sibling.
Any tips, experiences on how to handle such situations?

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Ace

11 Jan 2022

My take: How about not comparing? Be thankful, be blessed (feel blessed), and see how you can bless your parents/sibling (enjoy the kinship) together.

Experience: I was the better one 10 years back (same as u - higher income), I felt the same when younger but I still I shared what i had - used my miles+$$ to change tix for my sibling + parents for overseas travels, treat family to dinners when I had more (only contributor then). See from the angle of your parents. There's no such thing as doing more unless you have compared (and chose to be unhappy about what you willingly put in).

Now my younger sibling have caught up with me (he learnt to contribute too), my parents were worried for him a lot 10 years back, father have passed on now. My younger sibling is much well off than I am now and much more successful too (happily married) and honestly I am proud and happy to see him well/proud that he's my brother.

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financialdignity

07 Jan 2022

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Deedee

19 Dec 2021

Similar to my plight! Except that I'm the highest income earner in the family :') before anyone whac...

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