Private response to poster.
Loki Odinson. A pleasure, Mr. Weasley.
Your father sounds like my father. They see what they want to see, either because it's more convenient for them or because it supports the way they'd like for the universe to work. I'm not sure my father even wanted a second son; I'm fairly certain it was all my mother's idea. He goes out of his way to play favorites and always has done. Thor has no idea, of course. Why would he stop to question?
So, you see, no shame in ranting. I tend not to discuss it, but that's more for my sake than theirs. Every time I think about it, it makes me angry.