This hits home. Just had to process this recently.

You're the "little princess," showered with praises for how wonderful you are. They'll buy you gifts and spoil you. They love to tell you how the brag to their friends and other family about you.

But those gifts come with a price. Your time, your energy, you happiness and well being. You want to stand up for yourself? You're being ungrateful. Look how much they shower you with love and materialism.

You think they're treating your sibling unfairly? You're spoiled and rotten for all the praise they give you and now you think you know better than them.

You want to be recognized for your own merits? "That's cute. But you're just daddy's little girl, and you'll still be that cute little girl in the dress that daddy bought you. Now go sit quietly in your chair. This is why we didn't used to let you girls think."