Mother admits she has a favourite child, says every parent does

The mother says her third child is just easier and, therefore, her favourite. Photo / YouTube

British mum Alisha Tierny-March has caused controversy after admitting on TV that she has a favourite out of her four young children.

Tierny-March is mother to 9-year-old Addison, 7-year-old Harley, 2-year-old Kennedie, and 1-year-old Elijah.

Out of those, the mother has no issue admitting Kennedie is her favourite.

"When Kennedie came along, the other two were in school, so I got those whole six hours together. I breastfed her like I wasn't able to do with my other children," she said on This Morning, much to the dismay of the show's hosts.

The mother went on to admit she has a sort of ranking for her children and before favourite child Kennedie came along, her favourite was her second oldest Harley.

She said her eldest daughter Addison was a very difficult baby who she had trouble bonding with.

"She had colic and would scream from 2 in the afternoon until 2 in the morning. She was really, really hard work," she said of the 9-year-old.

Nowadays, while Addison is more artistic, the mother finds it easier to bond with Kennedie who is more into sports.

However, she assured the hosts no child gets preferential treatment, even if they're favourites.

Viewers could not believe what they were seeing and took to Twitter to express their "disgust" with some even calling the mother cruel.

No1 has children because it’s easy, so to love the ‘easy child’ is small minded & cruel to the others. All children are different, maybe the others aren’t as easy because they are left out & ‘not the favourite’

— Jade (@Jade28301383) April 17, 2018

She is playing her children against each other, how are they going to be close when their older? This is going to cause a rift. My mum did this and still does this and now as the youngest of 6 most of us don’t get on!

— sarah Ingham (@sarahjoy88) April 17, 2018

How can you even have a favourite child? I love mine exactly the same. I might like one more than the other at times lol

— Kelly Bright (@KellyBr76) April 17, 2018

The mother, however, remains positive that this will not cause any rifts between the children who, she assures, all feel loved.

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