"**All of my daughters wanted to be held, have my attention, and, most important, be my “favorite.”** I remember one of their best-loved questions, always at inopportune times, such as at six thirty a.m.: “Mommy, am I your favorite?” You don’t want that question at six thirty a.m. My answer was always this: Half asleep, I would hold up my hand and ask them, “**Okay, which finger is my favorite?** If I have to cut one off, which one should I cut off today?” That would do it. They would stop asking. Until the next week." --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[parenting]], [[relationships]], **Source** -- [[20250101093750 - B - How to Raise Successful People]]