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27 January
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"Make no mistake: we were equally loved but not equally preferred. If parents don't have favorites, they do have allies."
In this sentence, what does the word "allies" mean??😊😂
Something like common awareness or understanding??😉😭
"Make no mistake: we were equally loved but not equally preferred. If parents don't have favorites, they do have allies."
In this sentence, what does the word "allies" mean??😊😂
Something like common awareness or understanding??😉😭
In this sentence, what does the word "allies" mean??😊😂
Something like common awareness or understanding??😉😭
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Hmm, it sounds a little weird. I'm not sure. I assume they mean "even if they don't have a favorite child, they still have one that they are closer with/trust more"
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- English (US)
Ally (plural: allies) means someone who is on your side, providing support and often working for the same cause.
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@yuu6
Here I think it means that that the parents had a shared understanding and sense of cooperation and/or common purpose with one child more than with the other.
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