I not 100% sure I  buy the concept that we can love our children equally. My mother would never "cop" to it but us kids each had our own opinions on the matter. I think we honestly try to and publicly say we do but deep down I don't think it's truly possible. Maybe love is the wrong noun/adjective/verb I'm trying to convey here maybe I mean: like. I think mankind by nature is flawed and with any person (friend, family, aquaintance, etc...) you judge each of them by first impression, personality, common interests and so. Wouldn't these factors also come in to play with our own offspring?  You just might like one a tad bit more than the other? Be honest.

The reason I bring this up is that lately my dog (the Murph) has been showing a bit more interest in the wife over me. This is out of nature for him and I'm getting deeply concerned. He's usually my shadow around the home and I've proudly flaunted this fact for some time now. Metaphorically speaking, as "top dog" in the castle I wore it as a badge of honor and not-so-secretly expressed my glee that I was loved/liked just a small percentage more than the wife. Of course it's probably wrong that I think this way but remember just a few sentences above, I believe man(kind) is flawed. I also think my wife has noticed the recent shift of attitude from our first non-human child and I think she is celebrating this fact internally. Of course I'm at a disadvantage to change or reverse her evil doings - she works from home now and has a daily 10 hour jump on me. What I'm truley starting to wonder is what happens when our first son is born? Do we continue this little game with our son? I don't know. If it's possible to like one child more over the other, wouldn't it be possible for a child to like one parent over the other with a little more influence placed by one of us?