my sister in law basically lives off of my mother in law and her kids get everything . my mother in law rarely gives our kids anything because we have the money to do it ourselves - and i get a bit miffed at times . i know that feeling too , at least somewhat . seems like clear favoritism to me , but maybe i 'm wrong . she always says `` if i did n't buy it for them , they would n't have it '' . but it 's a bit ridiculous because my sister in law does have the money , she just refuses to raise her own children . that type of stuff always makes me so angry , since it 's so clearly favoritism and hypocrisy and they just do n't care one bit .
The perceived unequal treatment of children by the mother-in-law, favoring the sister-in-law's children over her own grandchildren.