Do you secretly have a favorite ______? (child, sibling, parent, aunt.. etc)

Do you secretly have a favorite ______? (child, sibling, parent, aunt.. etc)
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Same for all .. if I’d start making favourites then I’d start making mistakes .. I hope I’ll never do them.
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