To those who say that "Oh, all parents love their children equally" and "No parent has a favorite child" had clearly never met my mom and dad.
The apple of their eye had always been Isabelle, my twin sister. Born 3 minutes later than me, she was their baby princess and could do no wrong.
Me on the other hand, my presence was tolerated at best but often totally ignored, only addressed when absolutely necessary as if I was just the Shadow of Isabelle.
Having said that. I wouldn't say I was starved for affection growing up. I had grown used to the solitude and being left to my own devices.
I often read books in my spare time, the latest one was facts about the event called the 'Shift'. It talked about how the world changed with the appearance of Mana, allowing humanity to evolve to use magic.
