You are so spot on. Before I had my son and only had my two daughters, my sister in law who had a son and a daughter would always gush about her son as if he was a prince who could do no wrong while her daughter had different expectations.
Now her kids are 16 and 19 and her daughter has completely rebelled and her son is a troublemaker of the highest order. He’s been expelled from one school, smokes dope all the time and hangs out with the shadiest people and is always in trouble. He has zero respect for anyone, especially his mum and she still defends him as if he is misunderstood.
Its infuriating to witness